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[ahtikullervo]

31 Pascal LeCLAIRE 700.000
Ty CONKLIN 525.000
Fredrik NORRENA

52 Adam FOOTE 4.600.000
4 Bryan BERARD 2.500.000
97 Rostislav KLESLA 1.050.000
2 Anders ERIKSSON 600.000
6 Ron HAINSEY 525.000
15 Duvie WETCOTT 500.000

91 Sergei FEDOROV 6.080.000
61 Rick NASH 4.500.000
33 Fredrik MODIN 2.204.000
9 David VYBORNY 2.200.000
19 Alexandre PICARD 984.000
27 Manny MALHOTRA 900.000
17 Gilbert BRULE 850.000
25 Jason CHIMERA 750.000
45 Jody SHELLEY 600.000
40 Jaroslav BALASTIK 525.000

RFA:

Nikolai ZHERDEV
Dan FRITSCHE
Ron HAINSEY
Aaron JOHNSON
Brandon SUGDEN

[DropThePuck]

Coaching changes ...

Associate coach Dean Blais, hired away from the University of North Dakota two years ago, will come off the bench and work in player development, it was announced yesterday.
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Taking Blais’ place is Gary Agnew, 45, who for six years has coached the team’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Also yesterday, it was announced that goaltending coach Rick Wamsley is heading to St. Louis, where he’ll join Blues coach Mike Kitchen as a bench assistant.

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[DropThePuck]

"Yeah, that’s right," Conklin said. "Change of scenery — I needed one bad."
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"It was a difficult situation," Conklin said. "You’re sitting there watching, and you haven’t played since the last day of the regular season — a month and a half — and the next thing you know, you’re in there in the Stanley Cup Finals. It’s one thing when a goalie gets pulled; then, you have time to prepare. (This situation was) the game was tied with five minutes left, and the first thing you try and do is get your heart rate under 250 beats per minute. I got a bad break. It’s difficult."

"I’ll have plenty of time to kick myself this summer, and then I’ll move along," Conklin said. "You don’t want to move on to the point where it seems you don’t care, but you have to have some perspective. I can’t take what happened back. Nobody’s going to take the goal away. It still counts. I just have to deal with it and move on."

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[DucksRule00]

they are just one player away from a playoff contender

[DropThePuck]

Like many NHL teams, the Blue Jackets last year cut some ticket prices after the lockout scuttled the 2004-05 season. And, like many NHL teams, the Jackets have restored prelockout prices for the upcoming season.

And, once again, the Jackets have identified a number of "premium" games — seven of them — that carry an extra $10 cost to nearly every seat in the house.

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And interestingly enough ... the Ducks are one of those "premium" games due to it being the last game of the regular season for both teams:

[Dark Knight]

Klesla suspended for clip

Columbus defenceman Rostislav Klesla has been suspended two regular-season games for his "clip" of Chicago forward Tuomo Ruutu, which left the Finnish forward with a knee injury that will keep him out of the lineup for at least four weeks.

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[Tomato Assasin]

"Now I hate the Oilers, probably more than any other team in the NHL. Isn't that wild? I can't stand them. I'll probably always hate them, too, be a grumpy, old retired man, hating the Edmonton Oilers." - Edmonton native, and former Oiler, Jason Chimera, who now plays for Columbus

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Glad to hear that we aren't the only ones that hate them badly

[jojo983]

"Now I hate the Oilers, probably more than any other team in the NHL. Isn't that wild? I can't stand them. I'll probably always hate them, too, be a grumpy, old retired man, hating the Edmonton Oilers." - Edmonton native, and former Oiler, Jason Chimera, who now plays for Columbus

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Glad to hear that we aren't the only ones that hate them badly

I think its funny that an Edmonton native hates his home team.

[Dark Knight]

Columbus activates Fedorov, Picard

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated center Sergei Fedorov off injured reserve and recalled left wing Alexandre Picard from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.

Both players are expected to be in the lineup for Monday's game against the San Jose Sharks.

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[Dark Knight]

No surprise here...

Columbus fires coach Gerard Gallant

"I am extremely disappointed to announce that Gerard Gallant has been relieved of his head coaching duties with the Columbus Blue Jackets,'' said Blue Jackets president and general manager Doug MacLean. ''Unfortunately, we have not gotten off to the start we expected this season and while there are always a multitude of factors involved, we felt a change was needed.''

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I wonder if Ken Hitchcock will be tapped for the job

[GLOVESAVE35]

No surprise here...

Columbus fires coach Gerard Gallant

"I am extremely disappointed to announce that Gerard Gallant has been relieved of his head coaching duties with the Columbus Blue Jackets,'' said Blue Jackets president and general manager Doug MacLean. ''Unfortunately, we have not gotten off to the start we expected this season and while there are always a multitude of factors involved, we felt a change was needed.''

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I wonder if Ken Hitchcock will be tapped for the job

Personally, I hope that Andy Murray gets the job. I think it'd be a better fit than Hitchcock as Murray is used to working with an "underdog" kind of team. Besides, I miss Andy Murray's amusing pull-the-goalie antics.

[Dark Knight]

Personally, I hope that Andy Murray gets the job...

Good point. I had forgotten about him Although I wouldn't mind seeing Melrose get the job either. Mullets are still popular in some parts of the midwest

[Dark Knight]

Columbus to interview Ken Hitchcock

The Columbus Blue Jackets' hunt for a new coach is on a fast track that may lead them to Ken Hitchcock, who was fired as Philadelphia Flyers coach last month.

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[Dark Knight]

Columbus hires Hitchcock as coach

The Columbus Blue Jackets, seeking an experienced hand to develop their young players, hired veteran Ken Hitchcock as head coach Wednesday.

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[Aeryn]

"I have no intention or desire to trade Sergei Fedorov," MacLean said yesterday. "He’s an unbelievably important part of our club, with guys like (Dan) Fritsche, (Gilbert) Brule, and all of our young guys.

"I’ve been hearing this stuff (out of Canada) for two days now, and it’s crazy. I’ve not had one conversation with them, and I’ve got no interest in listening. I’m not trading Sergei Fedorov."

We all know what happened the last time someone told Feds that!

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[DropThePuck]

The Blue Jackets’ third-jersey logo — an Ohio flag swirled around a star — will replace the "CBJ" logo on the club’s home and away jerseys for the 2007-08 season, team president and general manager Doug MacLean said yesterday.

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[Lonewolf81LA]

The Blue Jackets’ third-jersey logo — an Ohio flag swirled around a star — will replace the "CBJ" logo on the club’s home and away jerseys for the 2007-08 season, team president and general manager Doug MacLean said yesterday.

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Looks like the Jackets aren't my third favorite team anymore. I've despised that logo from the first day it came out...... I like the fly, sorry to say, guys.. Thanks for the info.

[Dark Knight]

Columbus to determine MacLean's fate

The Blue Jackets' ownership group will meet this afternoon at a private location, where they're expected to determine the fate of president and general manager Doug MacLean.

Majority owner John H. McConnell called the meeting, which will include the three principal minority owners-Wolfe Enterprises; real-estate developer Ron Pizzuti; and the Crane Family, which owns Crane Plastics.

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[Dark Knight]

Columbus fires Doug MacLean

Doug MacLean has been fired as general manager and president of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Sources tell TSN MacLean was told tonight in an ownership meeting.

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No surprise here...

[THE Mighty Duck Man 84]

He should have been fired after he got Fedorov and sent us Wright, Beauchemin, & "Marchant" What a steal for us!

[GLOVESAVE35]

It was a long time coming...

[lvsprt]

I got that vibe when DK posted the meeting to decide. Perhaps Maclean was already packing up as well.

[Lonewolf81LA]

Hearing that Rick Dudley might replace him really makes the Jackets a tad worse, I think.... Meh... Why do I care?? The Hawks have 6 easy wins, there, then.... LMAO

[Dark Knight]

Reports: Clarke on Columbus' wanted list

Newspaper reports in Columbus and Philadelphia indicate that Flyers senior vice-president Bob Clarke is on the Blue Jackets' list of potential candidates for their vacant general manager job.

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[Dark Knight]

Report: Murray leading man for Columbus

The Columbus Dispatch reports that Anaheim Ducks assistant general manager Bob Murray is the leading candidate to take the position out of four finalists that include former New York Rangers and New York Islanders GM Neil Smith, Blue Jackets interim general manager Jim Clark and director of player development Don Boyd.

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