Examples of blueliner in a Sentence
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Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are big, strong defenseman — one a lefty, one a righty — who fit the profile of playoff-ready blueliners.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Columbus traded the righty blueliner to the Wild for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Does that work start at the trade deadline, spending assets to add blueliners that have some term, or does more of that heavy lifting occur in the offseason via trades or free agency?
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The additions of the two blueliners make seven on the Hawks roster.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
For definitive proof, just take a look at the Minnesota Wild’s season statistics, which show that Tuesday’s home game versus Chicago was the sixth in a row played without the services of veteran blueliners Zach Bogosian and Jonas Brodin.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are big, strong defenseman — one a lefty, one a righty — who fit the profile of playoff-ready blueliners.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Columbus traded the righty blueliner to the Wild for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Does that work start at the trade deadline, spending assets to add blueliners that have some term, or does more of that heavy lifting occur in the offseason via trades or free agency?
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
The additions of the two blueliners make seven on the Hawks roster.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
For definitive proof, just take a look at the Minnesota Wild’s season statistics, which show that Tuesday’s home game versus Chicago was the sixth in a row played without the services of veteran blueliners Zach Bogosian and Jonas Brodin.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Blueliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueliner. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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