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kelly cleared waivers hes headed to cuse, york was put on waivers if he clears hell go to cuse and be paid 100k
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Blue Jackets
Torres' injury to test depth
With winger out, number of younger players get chance
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 3:16 AM
By Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Raffi Torres
CHRIS RUSSELLDispatch
The Blue Jackets' Raffi Torres goes down hard underneath the Blackhawks' Ben Eager during their second-period fight Monday night.
Raffi Torres sat in the Nationwide Arena penalty box for a minute or so Monday night before he realized something was seriously wrong with his right shoulder.
When the flow of adrenaline slowed, and his heart rate returned to normal, the Blue Jackets right winger reached forward with his right arm -- and nothing happened.
"I tried to lift my arm to grab my stick," Torres said. "My whole arm just wouldn't go. I said to myself: 'This isn't good.'
"So, at the next stoppage of play, I went (back to the dressing room) to see the doctors."
The doctors confirmed the bad news.
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Blue Jackets: Burgeoning defenseman leaves behind bright lights of New York for a shot at big time
Thursday, October 2, 2008 3:17 AM
By Tom Reed
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
CHRIS RUSSELL Dispatch
Defenseman Fedor Tyutin brings dependability and physicality to the Blue Jackets' blue line.
CHRIS RUSSELL Dispatch
Fedor Tyutin's puck-handling skills make the 25-year-old defenseman a valuable addition to a Blue Jackets team looking for a jump-start.
Blue Jackets newcomer Fedor Tyutin spent the past four seasons in the world's largest media market playing for one of the NHL's flagship franchises.
But a solid second-unit defenseman in New York is akin to being the office tower to the left of the Empire State Building.
In a Rangers locker room that housed dominant personalities such as Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery, Tyutin was described as reliable, quiet and unfailingly polite. Not exactly the traits that earn you face time on the back covers of the tabloids.
"He always struck me as a player that flew under the radar, especially in New York," Jackets center Michael Peca said. "He is a big, young defenseman that will help this team."
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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Blue Jackets come up loser in snoozer
Lackluster play to speed up cutdown process for players competing for final roster spots
Friday, October 3, 2008 3:09 AM
By Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NEAL C. LAURON DISPATCH
The Jackets' Rick Nash tries a wraparound on the Sabres' Patrick Lalime in the third period. The Sabres' Nathan Paetsch was called for hooking.
The Blue Jackets were planning to make roster cuts next Monday, a day after their exhibition finale in Toronto and a day before they head to Oxford, Ohio, for practice and team-building exercises with the final 23 or so players.
A 5-2 loss last night to the Buffalo Sabres will instead hasten the process. It was a dozy game in Nationwide Mausoleum, but it also was a revealing performance by a handful of players on the bubble.
"We're going to make some (roster) moves on Saturday," Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock said. "And then we'll make the final moves on Monday.
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Blue Jackets keep it simple with Klesla
Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:32 AM
By Tom Reed
The Columbus Dispatch
Jay LaPRETE | Associated Press
Rostislav Klesla, right, has been a consistent hitter, but other aspects of his game aren't always so smooth.
Rostislav Klesla had one of those games Thursday night in Nationwide Arena that resembled so many from his first five seasons.
The Blue Jackets defenseman took a bad angle to a Buffalo puck carrier, leading to a scoring chance. He was beat wide on another rush and also made an ill-advised pinch, fueling a Sabres odd-man break.
Through the years, Klesla's stumbles came to symbolize how unsteady the franchise's first-ever draft pick has been under the weight of expectations. But coach Ken Hitchcock has helped Klesla reduce games like the one Thursday with a simple reminder:
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Filatov put in his first goal as a Blue Jacket tonight in the final preseason game
and wins the shootout
and wins the shootout
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Just for the hell of it, my preview of the season.
The West is by far the deeper conference and I think any one of the top 4 could beat either of the top 2 in the east (thinking that the top 2 will be some combination of Pittsburgh, Montreal and perhaps Philly or Washington)....
1. Detroit - the best team from last year added the best FA out there AND was able to sign a quality backup goalie and did it without losing anyone significant. The question isn't if they'll get the 1 seed, it's if they will be able to avoid a first round letup.
2. Calgary and it's not even close. They play in the weakest division out west and even if it wasn't as weak as it is, they would still be the class of that division. This team could surprise some people this year.
3. San Jose - A lot of people keep putting Dallas here (or at #2), but outside of Brad Richards, that team isn't any better. San Jose, OTOH, is entering a season where they have to win or the window will have closed. I see San Jose winning what should be an absolutely brutal division filled with teams that should all be pushing for playoff spots at some point (except maybe LA)....
4. Dallas - the 2nd best team in the pacific ends up here at 4. Last year they made a run as the 5 seed, so this isn't a disadvantage. Possibly having the Red Wings in round 2 is though.
================================= Those are the teams that I think are locks to be in the playoffs===============
5. Anaheim - this is a team in transition but it doesn't know it yet. The bill for the stanley Cup a couple years ago is about to come due. Brian Burke is still the worst GM in the NHL too.
6. Chicago - Sophomore slump? Perhaps, or this could be a team that makes some noise in the playoffs after battling in an improving division. Patrick Kane is going to be a player to watch.
7. Edmonton - the Oil barely missed the playoffs last year. This year (assuming they stay healthier) should see them here with about 92 points or so.
8. Phoenix/Columbus/Minnesota - one of these 3 will step up and take the 8 spot and the honor of getting killed and/or sweeping Detroit out of the playoffs. Minnesota looks like that team to me, but they need some more scoring. Phoenix will be right there all year long even in a brutal division. did Columbus make the RIGHT moves to get there?
Teams obviously missing the playoffs right now: Colorado (
) , LA Kings, Vancouver, STL and Nashville.
The West is by far the deeper conference and I think any one of the top 4 could beat either of the top 2 in the east (thinking that the top 2 will be some combination of Pittsburgh, Montreal and perhaps Philly or Washington)....
1. Detroit - the best team from last year added the best FA out there AND was able to sign a quality backup goalie and did it without losing anyone significant. The question isn't if they'll get the 1 seed, it's if they will be able to avoid a first round letup.
2. Calgary and it's not even close. They play in the weakest division out west and even if it wasn't as weak as it is, they would still be the class of that division. This team could surprise some people this year.
3. San Jose - A lot of people keep putting Dallas here (or at #2), but outside of Brad Richards, that team isn't any better. San Jose, OTOH, is entering a season where they have to win or the window will have closed. I see San Jose winning what should be an absolutely brutal division filled with teams that should all be pushing for playoff spots at some point (except maybe LA)....
4. Dallas - the 2nd best team in the pacific ends up here at 4. Last year they made a run as the 5 seed, so this isn't a disadvantage. Possibly having the Red Wings in round 2 is though.
================================= Those are the teams that I think are locks to be in the playoffs===============
5. Anaheim - this is a team in transition but it doesn't know it yet. The bill for the stanley Cup a couple years ago is about to come due. Brian Burke is still the worst GM in the NHL too.
6. Chicago - Sophomore slump? Perhaps, or this could be a team that makes some noise in the playoffs after battling in an improving division. Patrick Kane is going to be a player to watch.
7. Edmonton - the Oil barely missed the playoffs last year. This year (assuming they stay healthier) should see them here with about 92 points or so.
8. Phoenix/Columbus/Minnesota - one of these 3 will step up and take the 8 spot and the honor of getting killed and/or sweeping Detroit out of the playoffs. Minnesota looks like that team to me, but they need some more scoring. Phoenix will be right there all year long even in a brutal division. did Columbus make the RIGHT moves to get there?
Teams obviously missing the playoffs right now: Colorado (
) , LA Kings, Vancouver, STL and Nashville.
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Rookie Filatov lifts Jackets to SO win over Leafs
TORONTO (AP)?Columbus rookie Nikita Filatov had a regulation goal and then netted the shootout winner for the Blue Jackets, who rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Sunday night in the preseason finale for both teams.
Alexandre Picard, Jakub Voracek and Jason Chimera also had goals for the Blue Jackets (4-4).
Mikhail Grabovsky scored his team-leading fifth goal of the preseason and added two assists for Toronto (2-5-2). Mike Van Ryn, Anton Stralman and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored.
It looked as though the exhibition schedule would end well for the Leafs, who held a 4-2 lead late in the third period. Voracek and Chimera scored 15 seconds apart with under three minutes to play to force overtime.
Filatov, the sixth overall pick in this year?s NHL draft, was the only player to score in the shootout.
Columbus will open the regular season at Dallas on Friday night. The Maple Leafs will get under way on Thursday in Detroit, where they?ll watch the Red Wings raise the Stanley Cup championship banner.
Grabovsky?s goal at 11:50 of the second period tied the game 2-2. He finished off a tic-tac-toe passing play by firing a low shot under Fredrik Norrena and pumped his fists in celebration.
He later assisted on goals by Stralman and Ponikarovsky to finish the preseason with five goals and eight points in eight games.
First-round pick Luke Schenn turned in another solid game on Sunday and seems destined to start the season in the NHL.
Fletcher hinted that an entry-level contract for the 18-year-old defenseman was already in place and said it would be ?logical? for reporters to assume that Schenn is staying with the team for now. The only other option the club has is to send him back to Kelowna for another year in the Western Hockey League.
Entire article: Rookie Filatov lifts Jackets to SO win over Leafs - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
TORONTO (AP)?Columbus rookie Nikita Filatov had a regulation goal and then netted the shootout winner for the Blue Jackets, who rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Sunday night in the preseason finale for both teams.
Alexandre Picard, Jakub Voracek and Jason Chimera also had goals for the Blue Jackets (4-4).
Mikhail Grabovsky scored his team-leading fifth goal of the preseason and added two assists for Toronto (2-5-2). Mike Van Ryn, Anton Stralman and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored.
It looked as though the exhibition schedule would end well for the Leafs, who held a 4-2 lead late in the third period. Voracek and Chimera scored 15 seconds apart with under three minutes to play to force overtime.
Filatov, the sixth overall pick in this year?s NHL draft, was the only player to score in the shootout.
Columbus will open the regular season at Dallas on Friday night. The Maple Leafs will get under way on Thursday in Detroit, where they?ll watch the Red Wings raise the Stanley Cup championship banner.
Grabovsky?s goal at 11:50 of the second period tied the game 2-2. He finished off a tic-tac-toe passing play by firing a low shot under Fredrik Norrena and pumped his fists in celebration.
He later assisted on goals by Stralman and Ponikarovsky to finish the preseason with five goals and eight points in eight games.
First-round pick Luke Schenn turned in another solid game on Sunday and seems destined to start the season in the NHL.
Fletcher hinted that an entry-level contract for the 18-year-old defenseman was already in place and said it would be ?logical? for reporters to assume that Schenn is staying with the team for now. The only other option the club has is to send him back to Kelowna for another year in the Western Hockey League.
Entire article: Rookie Filatov lifts Jackets to SO win over Leafs - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
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Blue jackets 5 maple leafs 4, SO
Filatov's shootout goal tops Leafs
Rookie has two goals in second exhibition game
Monday, October 6, 2008 3:06 AM
By The
Columbus Dispatch
Frank gunn associated press
Nikita Filatov celebrates his winning shootout goal against Toronto goaltender Vesa Toskala. Filatov also scored a goal in the first period.
TORONTO -- At this summer's NHL draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs orchestrated a trade that allowed them to leapfrog the Blue Jackets and select defenseman Luke Schenn.
Whether the Jackets would have chosen the Adam Foote prototype with the No. 6 overall pick may never be publicly divulged. This much is certain -- they didn't view forward Nikita Filatov as a consolation prize.
The dazzling 18-year-old Russian, playing just his second exhibition game, showcased his vast skill set by scoring a regulation goal and supplying the shootout winner as the Jackets rallied for a 5-4 win in the Air Canada Centre.
"You can see marked improvement every time (Filatov) steps on the ice. ... He's just scratching the surface on what we think is going to be a heck of a player," Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock said.
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