MARK LETESTU RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mark Letestu relishing the playoff-style games Blue Jackets are facing every night
For teams on the NHL playoff bubble, the intensity of the post-season is happening right now. Every point is crucial for those teams, and the games are reflecting what's at stake.
If you were at Nationwide Arena for the Blue Jackets win against Detroit Tuesday, you got a taste of just how tough those games are to play. Columbus forward Mark Letestu thinks it's good to be...
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3 days ago
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Blue Jackets ready for stretch run
Columbus starts their stretch run Thursday night with a trip to New Jersey to take on the Devils at the Prudential Center. The tightness that is the Metro division sees the Devils (7th) sit just two points behind the Blue Jackets (4th). There are just six points separating second place (NY Rangers) from seventh place. The race is on.
"I think we've done the preparation work...
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18 days ago
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Columbus signs Letestu to extension
Columbus Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
The 28-year-old Letestu has 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points in 85 games since joining the Blue Jackets in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins in November 2011.
This season, he has nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points. He ranks second on the club in all three...
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April 02, 2013
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Glen Miller: Columbus Extends Letestu
The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to a two-year contract extension with center Mark Letestu that will keep the pivot in town through the 2014-2015 season. According to Cap Geek, Letestu will earn $1.25M in each of the next two years.
Letestu, who joined Columbus via a trade with Pittsburgh last year, has scored 20 goals and 44 points in 85 games as a member of the Jackets...
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April 02, 2013
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Blue Jackets sign C Letestu to contract extension
Columbus Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
The 28-year-old Letestu has 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points in 85 games since joining the Blue Jackets in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins in November 2011.
This season, he has nine goals and 11 assists for 20 points. He ranks second on the club in all three...
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April 02, 2013
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Letestu gives Jackets OT victory
Mark Letestu set up the only goal in regulation and scored the game-winner in overtime, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 30 shots on Sunday to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
The victory improved the Blue Jackets to 9-0-3 in their last 12 games at Nationwide Arena and gave them points in 15 of their last 17 games (10-2-5) to crawl into playoff...
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March 31, 2013
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Letestu says foundation is there for Jackets
Sure, its not a run that will make the Blackhawks look over their collective shoulders, but the Columbus Blue Jackets have finally been able to put together a point streak over the past couple of weeks. With its shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers at home Tuesday, Columbus has now earned points in four consecutive games, a season high. It also marked the first time the team has...
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March 06, 2013
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Letestu takes nothing for granted
Its the fastest league in the world, and the best. So it stands to reason if a player in the NHL takes anything for granted on the ice, bad things happen. Passes get picked off, opponents go blowing by you, or the puck goes in top shelf, blocker side. Theres an absolute premium in this league on staying razor-sharp with your focus and always trying to anticipate what could happen...
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January 25, 2013
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Penguins trade Letestu to Columbus for draft pick
Yesterday the Penguins traded forward Mark Letestu to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 4th Round Draft pick in the 2012 draft. This was a good move by the Pens with a logjam at the forward position particularly with the upcoming return of Sidney Crosby. Last year Letestu was Rookie of the Year for the Pens recording 14 goals and 27 points during the 2010-11 season. Letestu has...
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November 09, 2011
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Blue Jackets get C Letestu in trade with Penguins
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired center Mark Letestu from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fourth-round pick in next year's NHL draft.
Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson announced the deal on Tuesday night.
The 26-year-old Letestu has one assist and two penalty minutes in 11 games with the Penguins this season. He had 14 goals and 13 assists and a plus-4 rating in...
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November 08, 2011
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