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Columbus Blue Jackets (Official Thread)

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Jackets notebook: Russell could be moving up
Defenseman works at forward on fourth line during practice
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:01 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

When Kris Russell was about 10 years old, his father made him switch from forward to defense so the youngster would learn to see the ice better.
Now, 11 years later and in his second NHL season as a defenseman, Russell was playing forward on the fourth line in practice yesterday.
"The coaches want me to keep my feet moving," Russell said. "I've been getting away from the game plan."

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NHL
Jackets seeking goalie coach
Results suggest an interim fill-in for Malarchuk needed
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:13 AM
By Tom Reed


The Columbus Dispatch


Some of Clint Malarchuk's finest work as a goaltenders coach will be showcased tonight in the forms of Roberto Luongo and Pascal Leclaire.
Luongo has evolved into one of the league's premier puck-stoppers with the Vancouver Canucks after being mentored by Malarchuk in Florida. Leclaire established Blue Jackets franchise marks for goals-against average and shutouts last season under the coach they call "Cowboy Clint."

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3074326;1300637; said:
The answer is "head down to Nationwide."
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Wrong. The correct answer is: "Sit naked on your bedroom dresser with your legs dangling down the front of the furniture and the top drawer open slightly. Insert testicles in opening of upper drawer. Slam drawer as firmly as possible. Scream in agony and repeat until unconscious."
 
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Sweet. Just find out I'm going to the game tonight. :banger:

jimotis4heisman;1300702; said:
advice from mike commodore?
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I have no idea what the means. Does he enjoy inflicting pain on himself? Wait, he signed with the Jackets. He obviously does. :lol:
 
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Bucky Katt;1300685; said:
Probably not, but it would be cheaper than going to the arena. :biggrin:
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eh, not if you factor in the medical bills i'd get for having a couple of bruised and swollen nuts.

I of course went and saw a pretty good game. chimera's slapper was one of the best shots i've ever seen, fast and accurate. crowd size was pretty pathetic, but that probably won't change much until they start winning a little more.
 
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A complete effort
Leclaire stands tall in face of a late flurry by Canucks
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:15 AM
By Aaron Portzline


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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The Blue Jackets' Rick Nash, left, tangles with the Canucks' Ryan Johnson in pursuit of the puck during the first period.

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The Blue Jackets' Alexandre Picard, left, comes around the Vancouver goal with the Canucks' Alexander Edler in pursuit.



Despite sweeping changes to the Columbus Blue Jackets' roster this summer, there remains one constant: goaltender Pascal Leclaire must be exceptionally good for the team to win consistently.
Last night's 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks before a crowd of 12,057 in Nationwide Arena revealed lots of positives about the new-look Jackets.
Jason Chimera and Kristian Huselius put the Jackets up 2-0 early, rookie Derek Dorsett scored his first NHL goal midway through the second period, and Rick Nash was awarded a hard-working empty-netter with 18.8 seconds left.
But the result never would have been possible if Leclaire weren't otherworldly for a 90-second stretch beginning with 4:30 remaining and the Canucks on a power play.
"Pazzy was unbelievable," Nash said. "He definitely saved us. On that power play alone, he made a couple of really nice saves across (to the post).
"That's what we need from him. He was definitely our best player tonight. When he plays like that, we're going to win a lot of games."
The Blue Jackets, for all the money they spent and names they changed during the course of June, July and August, still have little margin for error.
Maybe that's why the small but robust crowd spent much of the closing minutes on its feet.
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Blue Jackets notebook: Rookie isn't playing like one
Dorsett scores first NHL goal, remains on ice at clutch time
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:24 AM
By Tom Reed


The Columbus Dispatch
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Manny Malhotra (27) of the Jackets and Lawrence Nycholat of the Canucks chase down the puck along the boards.


Each day, Blue Jackets rookie Derek Dorsett can see the injured veterans getting healthy around him. He has been a pro only two seasons but understands how the system operates.
Ninth-round picks don't stay in the league long unless they do something every night to get noticed. It's why he agitates anything wearing an opposite-colored jersey and launches his 187-pound body at larger opponents.
"Every game is a Game 7 for a guy like me," Dorsett said.
The feisty winger certainly bought himself a few more days in Columbus with last night's effort in Nationwide Arena. He scored his first NHL goal, saw ample ice time against Vancouver's top line and fought for the third time this season in a 4-2 victory.
His second-period goal, a rebound shot past Roberto Luongo, proved to be the winner at 14:23. Dorsett celebrated by jumping chest-first into the glass behind the net.
It was quite a moment for a kid who spent eight years as a stick boy for the Kindersley Klippers, a junior hockey team in Alberta.
"Every kid on the outdoor rinks or down in his basement wants to be one of the players lucky enough to score his first NHL goal," Dorsett said.
Twenty minutes after the game, he stood in the locker room still wearing his skates and entire uniform answering questions about who he would call first and where the cherished first-goal puck would call home.
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Rolling in dough not what Commodore envisioned

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:18 AM
By Tom Reed


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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A picture of Mike Commodore in black briefs draped in $100 bills totaling $3,000 made the Internet.


NHL representatives are touring the league this week, talking to players about dealing with the media and reminding them that in an age of digital technology a potentially embarrassing moment is a camera click away.
Just ask Blue Jackets defenseman Mike Commodore.
On Monday, the same day NHL officials spoke to the Jackets, a photo of Commodore lying on a bed covered in only black briefs and $100 bills was circulating in cyberspace.
Talk about timing. At least the NHL reps didn't use the picture, which Commodore says was taken by a friend in February, as an example of pro athletes getting portrayed in a bad public light.
"That's not a real flattering photo," said Commodore, who probably wishes he had been donning one of his famous locker-room robes for the revealing snapshot.
The Jackets defenseman, who signed a five-year, $18.75 million contract in July, wanted to add context to the photo and clear up any misconceptions about it.
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