Examples of blueliner in a Sentence
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Blashill was slightly less filtered in batting for his young blueliners.
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The 26-year-old leads all NHL defensemen with 86 points and looks poised to become the 13th blueliner in league history to hit the 90-point plateau.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games.
—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
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Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The 26-year-old leads all NHL defensemen with 86 points and looks poised to become the 13th blueliner in league history to hit the 90-point plateau.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games.
—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
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“Blueliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueliner. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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