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Blue Jackets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:20:23 PDT

The Blue Jackets are more convinced than ever that left winger Nikita Filatov is ready to take another crack at NHL stardom.

The 20-year-old Filatov, once considered the top prospect outside the NHL by The Hockey News, left the Blue Jackets last November after struggling to develop trust—and ice time—under previous coach Ken Hitchcock.

The Jackets sent development coach Tyler Wright to Russia earlier this month to spend time with Filatov and get an update on his conditioning.

"Tyler was extremely impressed—and he's not easily impressed—with how hard Nikita is working," Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson told The Columbus Dispatch.

Filatov, according to the newspaper, now weighs 187 pounds, up five pounds from when he arrived at training...
Scott Howson presents guide to arbitration-avoiding scare tactics (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:11:11 PDT
We're seen several teams and players settle up before arbitration this week; like the Edmonton Oilers...
Blue Jackets re-sign Stralman (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:06:20 PDT
The Columbus Blue Jackets and defenseman Anton Stralman have agreed on a one-year contract, just minutes before they were to go to arbitration on Wednesday morning. General manager Scott Howson announced the re-signing. Stralman, who turns 24 on Sunday, had six goals and 28 assists with 37 penalty minutes in 73 games with the Blue Jackets last season, leading club defensemen in assists and points...
Oilers avoid being burned in Brule arbitration (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:31:00 PDT
EDMONTON — Gilbert Brule has his pay. Now where will he play? The Edmonton Oilers forward agreed to a...
The 10 huge NHL disappointments ready for comeback seasons (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:58:39 PDT
Is it wrong that we don't have the utmost faith in Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason as a comeback...