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Puck-rakers (Columbus Dispatch) >> MacKenzie Recalled; Brassard Likely Out http://bit.ly/a1NFY 11/4/2009 |
Preview: Blue Jackets vs. Sharks (Game #14)
WaitingForNextYear —
... him, and at a 71.7% rate without him. Against a dangerous Power Play unit, that stat is very relevant. The silver lining for Columbus? They’ve been scoring more themselves, with 28 goals in their last eight games (including last Wednesday’s 1-goal clunker against Phoenix), good for 3.5 goals a game. They scored under 2.7 goals per game all of last season, so it’s good to see them putting up more goals. However, it looks like the Jackets will be short-handed on offense tonight. They called up Derek MacKenzie on an “emergency” basis , which means Derick Brassard is probably not ...
Empty Netter Assists - 11-05-09
Empty Netters —
... Moore still recovering from nasal surgery, the Panther recalled former Penguins forward Jeff Taffe from Rochester of the AHL.
Central Division
-Columbus has all kinds of issues. The Blue Jackets activated defenseman Jan Hejda from injured reserve and recalled Derek MacKenzie from Syracuse of the AHL on an emergency basis. Forwards Kristian Huselius (right) is dealing with an undisclosed injury. Forward Derick Brassard is dealing with a hand ailment. And forward Michael Blunden suffered an "upper-body" ...
