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MONTREAL a ' The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron for his offensive skills and they paid a dividend Tuesday night as he scored two goals, including the winner, in a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason is playing like a young man burdened by the weight of lofty expectations.

Rostislav Klesla walked into the visitors' locker room in Edmonton on March 2, 2008, and saw a blue "A" sewn onto his white jersey.

Even with the NHL "war room" in Toronto on their side, the Blue Jackets couldn't snap their incomprehensible losing streak in the Music City.

Well, folks, I'm back with another fearless pre-game prediction - OK, I'm really back to save what little dignity I have left after that "epic" prediction that the CBJ would win against Detroit.

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Playing on consistently bad teams can sometimes have its advantages.A For example, if you are a poor player, or just an otherwise good player having an off season, chances are you will face less scrutiny if everyone else around you is playing equally bad.

Forward Raffi Torres #14 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the Phoenix Coyotes on October 28, 2009 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Center Derick Brassard had known for weeks that Nikita Filatov was unhappy with his role on the Blue Jackets and wanted to return to Russia.

The Detroit Redwings came into town last night and it resembled General Sherman's "March To The Sea" when he burned the city of Atlanta to the ground in 1864.

The Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday loaned highly-touted forward Nikita Filatov to CSKA of the Kontinental Hockey League for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.

The Columbus Blue Jackets made a pair of roster moves on Friday, activating left wing Kristian Huselius from injured reserve and placing forward Raffi Torres on IR.

Rick Nash won the last night's match against the Anaheim Ducks in dramatic fashion, scoring the winning shootout goal to secure a 3-2 victory for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The notion that a 9-1 loss is just another night at the rink, one of 82, only has merit once the next game is played.

Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.

Associate coach Ken Hitchcock during the Canadian Olympic men's hockey orientation camp in Calgary on Wednesday Aug, 26, 2009.

Nicklas Kronwall and Justin Abdelkader each scored twice and the Red Wings got goals from seven different players in a 9-1 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Carolina Hurricanes have placed goaltender Cam Ward on injured reserve, the club announced Wednesday.

The Blue Jackets didn't have much time to enjoy their first-ever playoff appearance last season.