DEREK DORSETT RUMORS

Blue Jackets sign RW Dorsett to 3-year deal

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed right wing Derek Dorsett to a three-year contract after his finest NHL season. Dorsett had 12 goals and eight assists and 235 penalty minutes - leading the league in that category - in 77 games with the Blue Jackets in 2011-12. He set career highs in goals, points, penalty minutes, games played, shots (137) and time on ice average (14:41), while...
Via AP on Fox  |  9 days ago

Jackets re-sign Dorsett to three-year deal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed right wing Derek Dorsett to a three-year contract after his finest NHL season. Dorsett had 12 goals and eight assists and 235 penalty minutes -- leading the league in that category -- in 77 games with the Blue Jackets in 2011-12. He set career highs in goals, points, penalty minutes, games played, shots (137) and time on...
Via Fox Sports Ohio  |  9 days ago

Video: John Scott Destroys Derek Dorsett

People always say you should pick on someone your size.  Normally that means big people shouldn’t pick fights with small people.  In the case of Derek Dorsett, he should pick on people that aren’t so much bigger than him. The Columbus Blue Jackets were getting manhandled by the Chicago Blackhawks when Derek Dorsett went after John Scott.  Scott might not be the best...
Via Rant Sports  |  February 18, 2012

Dorsett snaps tie as Jackets cool Blues (AP)

Derek Dorsett's third-period goal lifted the Columbus Blue Jackets over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night. A potential tying goal by St. Louis with 1.8 seconds left in regulation was disallowed. A scrum in the final seconds resulted in a pileup in the crease. Video replays showed the Blues' David Perron falling on top of a prone Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason, and...
Via Yahoo! Sports  |  February 14, 2012

Blue Jackets 2, Blues 1

Derek Dorsett's third-period goal lifted the Columbus Blue Jackets over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night. A potential tying goal by St. Louis with 1.8 seconds left in regulation was disallowed. A scrum in the final seconds resulted in a pileup in the crease. Video replays showed the Blues' David Perron falling on top of a prone Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason, and...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 14, 2012

Did Ovie Spit On Dorsett...???

Columbus enforcer Derek Dorsett is saying Ovechkin did down below...((HT: CSNWashington))“I haven’t told many people this, but he spit in my face,” Dorsett told The Columbus Dispatch. “That got me a little more mad.”Ovechkin, of course, denied it...“No, no, no. I don’t know. Show me that moment, I want to see it. No."The HQ would just like to ask: What does it...
Via Online Sports Guys  |  January 04, 2012

Alex Ovechkin Accused of Spitting in Derek Dorsett's Face During Game

There's been some talk around the league lately that the old Alex Ovechkin may be back and as we all remember, that Ovie played with an edge that fans haven't seen much of lately. This past weekend, Ovechkin may have pushed a little too far past that edge into the realm of dirty play. Derek Dorsett, the Columbus Blue Jackets agitator, accused Ovechkin of spitting in his face...
Via NESN.com  |  January 04, 2012

Jackets' Dorsett dodged more serious injury

Blue Jackets right winger Derek Dorsett is 24 years old, too young to get the comparison made between himself and the old-school cartoon character Gumby. But it certainly applies. Dorsett appeared to suffer a serious injury last Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, when he twisted his left leg under him as he fell backward following a collision with Boston goaltender Tim...
Via Fox Sports Ohio  |  December 16, 2011

Blue Jackets GM: Dorsett's injury 'not as serious as first feared'

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson posted on his Twitter feed that he believes the left leg injury to right wing Derek Dorsett is "not as serious as first feared." Dorsett injured his leg after his skate appeared to get caught in the ice as he fell during Saturday's game against the Boston Bruins. He was eventually assisted off the ice by two teammates...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 11, 2011

Blue Jackets RW Dorsett exits with injury

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Derek Dorsett left Saturday night's game against Boston with an injury to his lower left leg. Dorsett's skate appeared to get caught in the ice as he fell and he was unable to get to his feet. He was eventually assisted off the ice by two teammates and was unable to put any weight on his left leg. The Blue Jackets said Dorsett would not...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 10, 2011
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