Found October 31, 2011 on Kukla's Korner: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Columbus 3 - Anaheim 1 After a night without Mason and the 5-2 loss to Chicago the Blue Jackets bounced back. Like every season the Pacific coast gave us an early win. What was the key to this? Takeaways. Currently Columbus leads the league in takeaways, just like the win against Detroit this last game against the Ducks was made possible by way of intercepting and rushing with the puck. Continue reading "Columbus finds a way, again"
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