“2010-2011 could be an exciting year for CBJ fans as the team seems to be getting better and better. A couple of moves and they should be right there in the end.”
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Blue Jackets-Maple Leafs preview
Thursday, December 3, 2009 3:05 AM
7 TONIGHT, NATIONWIDE ARENA
The seriesThe Blue Jackets are 2-4-1 against the Maple Leafs, including 1-1-0 in Nationwide Arena. This is the only meeting of the season. The setupToronto has played in Columbus only three times, most recently Nov. 20, 2006, a 4-2 Leafs win. The Blue Jackets would be wise to ignore the standings. After a horrible start, the Maple Leafs are 4-1-2 in their past seven games, including a 3-0 rout of Montreal on Tuesday. It could be a big special- teams game. Although the Blue Jackets excel on the power play, both teams struggle in killing penalties. -- Aaron Portzline
Columbus Blue Jackets at a glance• Past 10 games: 4-3-3 • Power play: 24.0 percent (third in NHL) • Penalty kill: 77.7 percent (22nd) • Player to watch: LW Rick Nash had the shootout winner Feb. 19 at Toronto against the club he grew up cheering. • Injury update: C Andrew Murray (shoulder), D Marc Methot (lower body), probable; D Rostislav Klesla (torn abdominal muscles), RW Derek Dorsett (concussion), LW Fredrik Modin (knee), out Toronto Maple Leafs at a glance• Past 10 games: 4-4-2 • Power play: 21.6 percent (10th) • Penalty kill: 74.0 percent (30th) • Player to watch: D Tomas Kaberle, the subject of trade rumors over the past year, is fourth in the NHL with 24 assists. • Injury update: G Jonas Gustavsson (accelerated heart rate), probable; G Vesa Toskala (groin), D Mike Van Ryn (knee), C John Mitchell (knee) and D Carl Gunnarsson (elbow), out Story toolsToday’s Top Stories |
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