BLUE JACKETS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Columbus Activates Wisniewski
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman James Wisniewski off injured reserve, club Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Wisniewski missed the last 17 games due to an ankle injury suffered at Dallas on December 29.
Wisniewski has collected two goals and 15 assists for 17 points with 25 penalty...
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D Wisniewski set to return for Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman James Wisniewski will return to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild.
Wisniewski has been sidelined since the end of December due to a broken ankle.
The 27-year-old blue-liner had two goals and 15 assists in the team's first 29 games.
Signed to a six-year deal worth $33 million in the summer, Wisniewski split last season...
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Blue Jackets lose two more to injuries
The Blue Jackets keep losing games, and they keep losing players to injury, too.
Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in Nationwide Arena was marred by two long-term injuries to players who give the Blue Jackets a physical presence.
Defenseman Marc Methot was struck by the puck in the left side of his face early in the first period, suffering a broken jaw that will likely...
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Blue Jackets put Lebda, Methot on IR
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets placed defensemen Brett Lebda and Marc Methot on injured reserve Friday and added defenseman Dalton Prout and goalie Allen York to the roster on emergency recalls.
Methot broke his jaw Thursday night in a home loss to Dallas. Lebda broke a thumb Feb. 3 in an overtime win at Anaheim.
Prout was called up from Springfield of the AHL...
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Pic Of The Day - Mason's New 'Larger' Pads
I received the following email from TK. He's got the first "exclusive" look at Mason's new 'larger' pads:
Hi LTL,
I saw this in a BlueJacketsxtra article about Mason playing the next game:
"The Blue Jackets had hoped to give Mason an extra day to adjust to a new, larger set of pads that he began using on Tuesday. Mason was previously permitted...
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Blue Jackets lose D Method, RW Boll to injuries
The Columbus Blue Jackets had two players go down with injuries Thursday night, with defenseman Marc Methot suffering a broken jaw and right wing Jared Boll sustaining a broken foot.
Methot was hit in the right side of his face by a puck in the first period. After he went down briefly, he left the ice holding a towel to his face.
The 26-year-old Methot has one goal and six assists...
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Bettman believes Blue Jackets will make turnaround
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says he is aware of how frustrated Columbus Blue Jackets fans are about another losing season.
Then he expressed confidence in the club's ownership and management and their ability to turn the team around. Bettman also says he expects a great show when the league brings the All-Star game to Ohio's capital city in 2013.
Bettman, speaking before...
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Musings: Jeff Carter? No Thanks, Fraser Feels NYR Got Robbed, & More
Muchado About Nothing
After watching 24/7 and seeing what Anisimov was like behind the scenes, Stamkos pretty much admitted that his team overreacted to the whole snipeshow incident. Of course, somehow that news has been missed and others are trying to drum up some sort of confrontation between the two. This isn’t just a stretch; it’s not doing your homework.
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Trade Deadline Options: Rick Nash
In our next installment of “Trade Deadline Options”, the crew at Ranger Nation takes a look at Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash. Rick Nash Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) Pro’s: Who wouldn’t want a natural goal scorer who has broken the 30-goal mark six times in his career? Rick Nash would significantly upgrade any offense he gets [...]
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Prospal signs 1-year extension with Columbus
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract extension through next season. General manager Scott Howson announced the extension Wednesday but did not release terms, citing club policy.
The 36-year-old Prospal signed with the Blue Jackets in July and has nine goals and 24 assists in 53 games with Columbus. He has the second-most points and...
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Report: Nash wants out of Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash is "very unhappy" with the direction of the franchise and would consider the idea of being moved, according to John Shannon of Sportsnet."I have received a couple of calls from friends of Nash, who claim that Rick is very unhappy with the way the franchise is going and realizes it will take five more years to rebuild, again....
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Nash is not happy with the direction of the Blue Jackets
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
Rick Nash is reportedly unhappy in Columbus.
Some of his friends are claiming that the winger is not happy with the current direction of the team. The team is in last place in the NHL at the moment.
Nash is willing to entertain trade offers, but is not willing to demand a trade to force his way out of...
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How to fix the Columbus Blue Jackets’ mess
Back in November, I wrote a two-part article titled ‘Who’s to Blame for Columbus Blue Jackets’ Mess?’ In Part One, I identified senior Blue Jackets management as the primary culprit to the mess. However, team majority owner John P. McConnell has expressed his full support of Blue Jackets team president Mike Priest and General Manager (GM) Scott Howson during meetings...
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Rick Nash wouldn’t oppose trade out of Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash is telling close personal friends that he would not be opposed to parting ways with his current club, according to SportsNet’s John Shannon. Nash allegedly has become...
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Saturday Faceoff: Would you trade for Carter?
According to various reports, Jeff Carter is on the trade block and will likely get dealt by the end of the month. Despite his elite goal-scoring ability, teams could shy away from his contract and bad attitude. If you were a general manager, would you trade for Carter? Alexander and Patrick debate…No, I would not trade for Jeff CarterBy Alexander MonaghanNot only is Carter...
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