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The Blue Jackets expect rookie forwards Nikita Filatov, Jakub Voracek and Derick Brassard to make their team this season, and head coach Ken Hitchcock appears comfortable with that notion. [FULL STORY]

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TOP PROSPECTS
PLAYER	AGE	POS.	LEAGUE
Nikita Filatov	18	LW	RUSSIA
Jakub Voracek	19	RW	QMJHL
Theo Ruth	19	D	NCAA
Maxim Mayorov	19	LW	RUSSIA
Steve Mason	20	G	OHL

1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR	#	PLAYER	Pos.	DRAFT FROM	LEAGUE
2008	6	Nikita Filatov	LW	CSKA Moscow Jr.	Russia
2007	7	Jakub Voracek	RW	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
2006	6	Derick Brassard	C	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL
2005	6	Gilbert Brule	C	Vancouver Giants	WHL
2004	8	Alexander Picard	LW	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL

Pos.	PLAYER	08-09 SALARY	08-09 CAP HIT
C	Derrick Brassard	$850,000	$1,247,000
C	Craig MacDonald	$515,000	$515,000
C	Manny Malhotra	$1,500,000	$1,200,000
C	Andrew Murray	$600,000	$625,000
C	Jiri Novotny	$800,000	$750,000
C	Michael Peca	$1,315,000	$1,315,000
C	R.J. Umberger	$3,000,000	$3,750,000
D	Christian Backman	$3,400,000	$2,300,000
D	Mike Commodore	$4,300,000	$3,750,000
D	Jan Hejda	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
D	Rostislav Klesla	$1,650,000	$1,600,000
D	Aaron Rome	$544,500	$544,500
D	Kris Russell	$575,000	$750,000
D	Ole-Kristian Tollefsen	$750,000	$675,000
D	Fedor Tyutin	$2,250,000	$2,844,000
G	Pascal Leclaire	$3,000,000	$3,800,000
G	Fredrik Norrena	$900,000	$850,000
LW	Jason Chimera	$1,875,000	$1,875,000
LW	Kristian Huselius	$4,750,000	$4,750,000
LW	Fredrik Modin	$3,500,000	$3,250,000
LW	Rick Nash	$6,500,000	$5,400,000
LW	Tom Sestito	$560,000	$752,000
LW	Raffi Torres	$2,400,000	$2,250,000
LW	Michael York	$750,000	$750,000
RW	Jared Boll	$570,000	$743,000
RW	Jakub Voracek	$875,000	$1,246,667

TEAM INFO.
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Capacity	18,136
Address	200 W. Nationwide Blvd. Suite Level Columbus, OH 43215
Phone	1-614-246-4625
GM	Scott Howson
Head Coach	Ken Hitchcock