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Nash is an excellent player, obviously, or he couldn't have commanded those kinds of numbers.

Rick Nash could have received a longer, richer contract as a free agent next season, but he showed the Blue Jackets and their fans that he wanted to stay in town.

After day one of free agency, my previous predictions of signing a decent back-up goaltender and a checking line center were correct.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash and goaltender Steve Mason are among 46 players invited to attend the Team Canada orientation camp August 24-27 in Calgary, to try out for the squad that will play in the 2010 Olympics.

Mathieu Garon #32 of the Pittsburgh Penguins warms up before playing against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Two of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on May 31, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Columbus Blue Jackets signed free agent center Samuel Pahlsson to a three-year contract Wednesday.Terms were not disclosed, but NHL.com reports the deal is worth a total of $7.95 million.

A career-best 26-goal season was not enough to get Blue Jackets forward R.J. Umberger an invitation to the U.S. Olympic hockey orientation camp.

For the first time in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets made the playoffs, though to only get swept by the Detroit Red Wings... by Tim Bielik 15 reads Preview/Prediction (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images For the first time in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets made the playoffs, though to only get swept by the Detroit Red ...

Richard Allen Umberger is a name that most hockey fans have heard more than a few times.

Blue Jackets draft pick Kevin Lynch might have two hurdles to clear before he's really embraced by some Central Ohio fans.

Unearthing gems in the draft, as the Blue Jackets did with Rick Nash in 2002, happens far less frequently than fans might realize.

COLUMBUS -- Columbus Blue Jackets fans have learned to be on time for the team's annual draft party.

The Blue Jackets fortified their corps of defensemen last summer by adding Mike Commodore via free agency and Fedor Tyutin through trade.

According to a report from CTVOlympics.ca Wednesday, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, Columbus Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock and former Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire will be assistant coaches to the Red Wings' Mike Babcock on Canada's 2010 men's Olympic hockey team.

Each Wednesday at noon during the NHL season and periodically during the offseason, Dispatch.com and BlueJacketsXtra.com readers can chat online with either Aaron Portzline or Tom Reed, The Dispatch's Blue Jackets beat writers.

A person familiar with the decision says Mike Babcock will coach the Canadian men's hockey team at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

Ever since the 2008 NHL entry draft ended, a debate regarding this weekend's draft in Montreal has been in place: Who should be the No.

The Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world by finally qualifying for the NHL playoffs for the first time in their team's history... by Alan Bass 12 reads Opinion , the Blue Jackets are also set in net.

In the Blue Jackets' previous nine trips to the NHL entry draft, the walk from their draft table on the arena floor to the main stage where the picks are announced has been shorter than a Chernobyl tree.

Blackhawks assistant GM Rick Dudley steps down; Jackets goalie Steve Mason tops Kris Versteeg for Calder Trophy Comments June 19, 2009 Rick Dudley, a former Buffalo Sabres player and coach, resigned Thursday as Blackhawks assistant general manager.