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blog.dispatch.com - 1/6/2009

The Landscape

— blog.dispatch.com — John P. McConnell was at Nationwide Arena this morning. Not only that, he was part of a conference in the coaches' office down the hall from the Blue Jackets dressing room, along with president Mike Priest, assistant general manager Chris... (more) The Landscape

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thefieldofplay.com - 1/11/2009

A Flyers/Caps Rivalry Can Work, If…

— thefieldofplay.com — A Philadelphia perspective on Washington's cries to become part of the Atlantic Division again... (more) A Flyers/Caps Rivalry Can Work, If…

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Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers

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Tampa Bay Lightning

New Jersey Devils

Florida Panthers

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hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009

Tampa Headliner And More!!!!

— hockeyprogram.blogspot.com — You know what....here we go again!! Thanks to Spectors for this story . A big hat tip to Spectors for also telling it like it is folks. Truthfully I am sorry that this even keeps coming up because it just keeps a team like Tampa Bay in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. More rumor ... (more) Tampa Headliner And More!!!!

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Montreal Canadiens

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St. Louis Blues

Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Martin St. Louis

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Conklin recalls fun times in Columbus, and pre Wings-Jax notes
Snapshots — ... was their first in five games. As far as the injury situation's concerned, superstar rookie Derek Brassard (shoulder surgery) and grinders Jason Chimera (groin) and Raffi Torres (knee surgery) are out.

Scouting the Blue Jackets
Snapshots — ... Backes on Saturday after the Blues forward leveled Kristian Huselius with a cross check. Huselius (possible concussion) will not play tonight. The actions of Tyutin, who rarely fights, are symbolic on several levels. Brassard suffered his season-ending shoulder injury in a fight Dec. 18 avenging a hit on Tyutin. Last season, it was Backes who kneed former Jacket Nikolai Zherdev without any retribution from teammates. The Blue Jackets' injuries include Klesla, Huselius, Brassard, Jason Chimera (groin), Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Raffi Torres (both had knee surgery), and ...

Pre-cap: Capitals vs. Blue Jackets
Capitals Kremlin — ... The last time the Capitals faced the Blue Jackets, they were in the middle of a freak wave of injuries. Now it's the Blue Jackets who are missing personnel coming into the game. The Blue Jackets just placed goalie Pascal Leclaire on IR, and have another five players on the IR as well. Even their star player, Rick Nash, is day to day with an undisclosed injury. ...

Friday Roundup - Gamenight: Jackets @ Caps
Japers' Rink — ... scorer who will play tonight is R.J. Umberger, with a whopping 20 points (he's also the only double-digit goal-scorer C'bus will have in uniform). Columbus has the worst power play in the League, firing at a putrid 10.2%, and have given up half as many shorthanded goals (nine) as they've scored on the power play (18). But they have Steve Mason and, perhaps more importantly, Ken Hitchcock's system. Frankly, it's disappointing to see the injuries hit, because Captain Rick Nash truly believes that this could be the ...

Scouting the Blue Jackets
Snapshots — ... are suspended until the puck drops, but the NHL's made its stance very clear. The Blue Jackets have a slate of players on the IR, including Rostislav 'Rusty" Klesla (broken foot), Jiri Novotny (concussion), and Nikita Filatov (sprained knee). Aaron Portzline reports that interim centre Jason Chimera, who always plays well against Detroit, expects to centre a ...