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Feature Article #1

Free Agent Blue Jackets Still Looking For Work!

Who would have thought going into this free agency period that the only Blue Jacket free agent to find work as of July 3rd morning was Aaron Rome?
Rome signed a 1 year contract with Vancouver early on the first day worth $550,000.
Some of the free agents you knew were going to have to wait and [...]

Eric Smith | July 3rd, 2009 | Continued

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The UFA Acquisitions: A closer look

As many of you know, the CBJ made a splash into the Unrestricted Free Agency (UFA) pool. Personally, that they participated on the very first day surprised me somewhat, particularly after I’d been hearing that Scott Howson was going to wait to see what went down with the initial signings, and the terms and dollars [...]

Ed Cmar | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Pahlsson, Garon welcome to Columbus!

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Samuel Pahlsson to a three-year contract announced team General Manager Scott Howson on Wednesday. Pahlsson is a nine year NHL veteran who has tallied 54 goals, and 92 assists for 146 points in 557 career games with Boston, Anaheim, and Chicago.
With the futures of Manny Malhotra, and Michael [...]

Rob Ogden | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Development Camp well Underway

Monday marked the beginning of development camp for the Columbus Blue Jackets. About 35 players attended in all, including draft picks from ’06 to ’09, as well as many free agents that were invited to participate.
The camp is open to the public, and although the ice was crowded with players and coaches, much attention was [...]

Rob Ogden | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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Feature Article #5

Roster Holes And How To Fill Them

Going into this free agent period, the Blue Jackets have far more answers than they did this time last year. That being said, there are still some questions that will need to be answered. I will go line by line and then discuss possible answers for them.
1st Line:
Nash - Brassard - Huselius — No questions [...]

Eric Smith | June 30th, 2009 | Continued

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Defensemen Tollefsen not offered a contract

Hard hitting defensemen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen  who was a restricted free agent, was not tendered a contract from the Blue Jackets today. This will make the 25 year old defensemen from Norway an unrestricted free agent.  Tollefsen was a 3rd round draft choice by the Jackets in 2002 (65th overall) and made his Blue Jackets debut in [...]

June 29th, 2009 | Devon Kunkel | Continued
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2009 Free Agency - Goaltenders on CBJ’s Radar

With free agency set to begin this Wednesday at 12:01 pm, I thought it would be wise for our readers to breakdown the free agents goalies.  I will give my input on the chances of them signing in Columbus and where I actually believe they will sign. General Manager Howson said his team needs are [...]

June 29th, 2009 | Devon Kunkel | Continued
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Sunday Stirrup - June 28th

With the draft now in the books, Columbus Fans should be happy with what the management staff was able to do. We all witnessed something that not many General Managers can do. Howson worked the draft board to perfection and was able to draft 4 defensemen and a couple of forwards. None are expected to [...]

June 28th, 2009 | Devon Kunkel | Continued
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Howson trades back, still lands John Moore

The Blue Jackets began the night with the 16th overall pick, General manager Howson then pulled a couple of trades to bounce up and down the draft board.  First he took the 16th overall and thier 3rd round pick(77th overall) and sent it to the New York Islanders for the Isles second first round choice  (26th [...]

June 27th, 2009 | Devon Kunkel | Continued
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The CBJ Draft - My Scientific “Guess”

Tonight, as many of you in CBJ nation know, is the NHL draft. Much unlike the prior
8 drafts, the CBJ are NOT a lottery team - I was starting to believe the CBJ were
becoming the NHL’s version of the LA Clippers, or - sorry, Ohio fans - the
Cincinnati Bengals.

However, that is not to say, [...]

June 26th, 2009 | Ed Cmar | Continued