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A painting of Rick Nash hangs in the office of Blue Jackets interim coach Claude Noel, an abstract piece of art in which one would struggle to identify the player within the frame.

Is Nash a top-15 player in the league? Sometimes. Is the Blue Jackets’ captain an effective leader? Maybe. This much is clear: Nash is a nice guy and ever-improving playmaker who might simply need a healthy dose of big-time success to finally bring his work into focus.

Winning Olympic gold as a member of Team Canada may well be that dose. Just as Mario Lemieux took a huge step forward in his NHL career by scoring the winning goal in the 1987 Canada Cup, Nash has a chance with his Olympic success to take his career from good to better. And to take the CBJ along with him.

Blue Jackets Fredrick Modin and Sammy Pahlsson both said they benefited from being a part of Sweden winning gold at the 2006 Olympics.

“It helped me in terms of experience, to go through a thing like that,” Modin said. “I’m not going to say I became a better leader after winning the gold medal, but it made me feel really good. Rick is going to experience a lot of emotions and be feeling very confident about what he has accomplished, and that stuff rubs off on teammates right away. So that’s a positive for us.”

Click here to read the full article – By Rob Oller of Columbus Dispatch

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While many Blue Jackets headed to the tropics, the desert or the Olympics over the past 24 hours, general manager Scott Howson packed his bags for a scouting trip this week through several small Canadian towns.

While many GMs are looking to add talent for a stretch drive toward the Stanley Cup playoffs, Howson expects to be unloading players.

“It’s a gray area, but we’re probably leaning more toward being sellers,” Howson said. “Nothing is final yet.

“It is difficult for all of us, yes, because we didn’t expect to be in this situation. But that’s the reality. You have to make the most of it.”

The Blue Jackets are nine points behind eighth-place Calgary for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, with 19 games remaining.

Yes, they’ve looked more resilient and energetic in five games under interim coach Claude Noel (3-1-1), but the Jackets would need a record of 16-2-1 or 16-3-0 the rest of the way to even sniff the postseason.

They’d need to pass six clubs — Minnesota, St. Louis, Anaheim, Detroit, Dallas and Calgary — which might be the tougher task.

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There are 18 skaters, and then there is the goalie, who lives on an island. He is detached from the X’s and O’s. He has his own position coach. Although he is intrinsically tied to the fortunes of his team, he stands alone on his own merit.

“Hitch always supported me,” Mason said. “I liked him as a coach, and I’ll never say anything bad about him.”

In fact, Mason said he shares the responsibility for getting Hitchcock fired. And he does. Pre-Noel, Mason was 13-18-6 with a goals-against average north of 3.10 and a save percentage south of .895. He had given up five or more goals seven times. This is the guy who won the Calder Trophy and finished second in the Vezina voting last year.

Now, he’s back — at least, it sure looks that way. The Jackets last night beat the San Jose Sharks, the top team in the Western Conference, 3-0. Mason stopped each of the 40 shots he faced and posted his second shutout in three games.

Since Noel took over, Mason is 3-0 with 90 saves on 91 shots. The one goal he gave up came on a tip that popped up, hit Jake Voracek’s leg and snuck in on a lark.

What is different, other than the coach?

“I can’t explain it,” Mason said.

But he can. He now admits that, without a stint in the American Hockey League, he did not have an adequate grasp of what it takes to be a professional. He says he needed to learn how to carry himself, to prepare and to handle adversity. It took time.

Click here to read the full article – By Michael Arace of Columbus Dispatch

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One month and one day from the NHL trade deadline, all signs point to Blue Jackets left winger Raffi Torres being traded to a playoff contender in exchange for draft picks or prospects.

As of yesterday, the Blue Jackets and Torres’ agent, Eustace King, had not discussed, even preliminarily, a contract extension that would prevent Torres from becoming an unrestricted free agent July 1.

When asked whether he was frustrated by the lack of progress toward a new deal, Torres said: “I want to stay here and play hockey here. I’m very happy here in Columbus.

“To be honest, I have to stop thinking about (a contract extension) and just worry about what’s happening on the ice. I don’t feel like I’ve been playing my best hockey for the last couple of weeks or so.”

The Blue Jackets, who play the Colorado Avalanche at 9 tonight in the Pepsi Center, would like to keep Torres, too, but money likely will be an issue.

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The goaltender’s crease has been a haven for eccentricity since the time of Glenn Hall raising a toilet seat before every game to spill his guts.

Mason burns hot, however, and he plays with an outward passion more often associated with forwards and defensemen.

“It’s unique for a goaltender to be as demonstrative as Steve,” general manager Scott Howson said. “That’s the competitor in him.”

Mason’s latest display occurred in a 4-3 shootout loss Tuesday to the Chicago Blackhawks. During the 11-round shootout, he punctuated several saves by looking to the bench, raising his arms and exhorting teammates to score.

“It’s a bit of (my personality) and a bit of being in the moment,” Mason replied in a text message. “Going that long in a shootout you want to win and emotions run high.”

Click here to read the full article – By Columbus Dispatch

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The Blue Jackets have seen defenseman Rostislav Klesla lying on the ice several times this season, trying to gather his senses and shake off the pain after absorbing a hit or blocking a shot.

Last night, they knew the injury was different. They could hear the screams and see his right leg twitching as the Jackets medical staff attended to him.

Enjoying his best start to a season, Klesla suffered a left leg injury, possibly a groin tear, in the first period of the Blue Jackets’ 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. He was transported to a hospital, where an MRI was to be performed.

The Blue Jackets did not update his condition after the game, calling it only a lower body injury. They offered no timetable for his return.

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“Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson has a saying for times like this: “Struggle and emerge.”

No doubt about it, the Blue Jackets are struggling. Heading into tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues in Nationwide Arena, the Jackets have lost five straight games, their longest skid since the end of the 2007-08 season.

As for how they’re going to get out of this grip, Howson signaled yesterday that the help will not come from his office. Not right now, anyway.

He continues to talk with GMs around the NHL — that’s a normal course of his job — but he’s not actively pursuing a “shake-up” trade, and he’s not close to making a move.

“I think the solution is in our (dressing) room,” Howson said. “I believe in the group that’s in there.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned promising forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA of the Continental Hockey League for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.


General manager Scott Howson announced the move Tuesday. He said it was made so Filatov could develop his game in his hometown of Moscow.

Filatov has been unhappy with his spare minutes since making the club to start the season. He appeared in 13 games with the Blue Jackets this season, scoring two goals. He has six goals in 21 NHL games over the past two seasons.

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Only two games into the season, Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard is getting a breather.
When the Blue Jackets face the San Jose Sharks at 10:30 tonight in HP Pavilion, Brassard’s previously held spot on the No. 1 line between wingers Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius will be filled by veteran center Antoine Vermette, while Brassard will slide to the No. 2 line with wingers Nikita Filatov and Jake Voracek.
Brassard, 22, is the oldest member of his new line, which he dubbed the “Young Guns.” He, Voracek (20) and Filatov (19) represent three of the organization’s past four first-round draft picks.

“When you look at the Sharks first line, (center Joe) Thornton is huge, and they’re going to match against Nasher’s line,” he said. “Vermy is a really strong player.
“This might give me a little break to get my legs going and get my game going.”
In previous Blue Jackets’ seasons, a 2-0 start would have precluded even minor lineup tinkering.
But expectations are higher this season, and Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock expected significantly more puck possession and scoring chances from the Huselius-Brassard-Nash line than he saw in the first two games, which were victories over Minnesota and Vancouver.

Click here to read the full article – By Aaron Portzline of Columbus Dispatch

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