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TFP recently caught up with NHL superstar and Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash at the Hockey Hall of Fame while promoting the brand new NHL 2K11 game for Nintendo Wii. [FULL STORY]

Blue Jackets off-season review
Nationwide Insurance, the company that helped bring the Blue Jackets to Columbus and owns the naming rights to their arena, had a commercial campaign that features the catch slogan: "Life comes at you fast." read more...

Blue Jackets interested in Kennedy?
Former Sabres forward Tim Kennedy told the Buffalo News there are five teams interested in signing him. read more...

Pos.	PLAYER	10-11 SALARY	10-11 CAP HIT
C	Derrick Brassard	$2,800,000	$3,200,000
C	Derek MacKenzie	$600,000	$600,000
C	Andrew Murray	$650,000	$625,000
C	Sammy Pahlsson	$2,650,000	$2,650,000
C	Antoine Vermette	$3,750,000	$3,750,000
C	R.J. Umberger	$4,000,000	$3,750,000
D	Mike Commodore	$3,800,000	$3,750,000
D	Jan Hejda	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
D	Rostislav Klesla	$2,975,000	$2,975,000
D	Marc Methot	$1,050,000	$1,012,500
D	Kris Russell	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
D	Anton Stralman	$1,950,000	$1,950,000
D	Fedor Tyutin	$3,000,000	$2,843,750
G	Mathieu Garon	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
G	Steve Mason	$850,000	$905,000
LW	Kristian Huselius	$4,750,000	$4,750,000
LW	Ethan Moreau	$1,750,000	$2,000,000
LW	Rick Nash	$7,500,000	$7,800,000
RW	Michael Blunden	$590,000	$590,000
RW	Jared Boll	$700,000	$725,000
RW	Chris Clark	$2,500,000	$2,633,333
RW	Nikita Filatov	$875,000	$2,195,833
RW	Ben Guite	$575,000	$575,000
RW	Jakub Voracek	$787,500	$1,270,833

1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR	#	PLAYER	Pos.	DRAFT FROM	LEAGUE
2010	4	Ryan Johansen	C	Portland Winterhawks	WHL
2009	21	John Moore	D	Chicago	USHL
2008	6	Nikita Filatov	LW	CSKA Moscow Jr.	Russia
2007	7	Jakub Voracek	RW	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL
2006	6	Derick Brassard	C	Drummondville	QMJHL

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	Scott Arniel

TEAM HEADLINES
Jun. 30	Blue Jackets claim Moreau off waivers