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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Seeking depth at center, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed free agent Samuel Pahlsson to a three-year contract Wednesday.

Peca's playoff effort may have garnered him enough praise to receive an offer from Columbus this offseason, but the verdict is still out on whether or not Peca will remain a Blue Jacket in 2009.

Scott Howson's first summer with the Blue Jackets was spent, essentially, in a holding pattern.

When news of the Blue Jackets' financial woes broke late last month, Scott Howson did what any right-thinking general manager in his position would do.

Board Member 1: I've never heard of half of these guys and the ones I do know are way past their prime.

This year's NHL playoffs have been the best I've seen in my life. Not once do I remember there being so much parity between teams in each round.

Here's the online home of News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock. Check in for Luke's thoughts on the Carolina Hurricanes, the ACC, pro sports and whatever else catches his eye.

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

It's been a sprint so far for the Detroit Red Wings , and they are drawing close to the finish line of their first-round series with Columbus.

After nine years and eight NHL seasons the NHL playoffs finally came to Columbus on Tuesday.

Five-year-old Emily Peca might be the only Columbus Blue Jackets fan happy to see the season end.

As expected, Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock has come up with the first bit of Scotty-light entertainment of the series, a little something extra to amuse us while we watch our beards grow.

If they hope to make their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against Detroit even mildly interesting, the Blue Jackets must start getting to Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood.

Blue Jackets defenseman Mike Commodore said he spent two months in 2006 essentially working for nothing.

As I ponder little details like taking down the tail number of the Columbus Blue Jackets' team plane... When I look at the Columbus Blue Jackets, I see a Ken Hitchcock team, and in that sense, I don't see much of a difference between the Blue Jackets and Hitchcock's previous teams, the Dallas Stars and Philadelphia Flyers.

DetroitRedWings.com's Michael Caples spoke to Columbus Blue Jackets winger Jason Williams, whose status as a grizzled playoff veteran thanks to his time as a Detroit Red Wing has his teammates asking the 28-year-old about the playoff grind... April 16, DetroitRedWings.com : "I don't feel that old, but it seems like a few years ago I was always ...

For a team that had never had a winning record, let alone made the playoffs, the regular season that just ended was a magical ride for the Columbus Blue Jackets .

Jackets savour playoff appearance THE CANADIAN PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets are in uncharted territory.

As general manager Scott Howson remade the Blue Jackets' roster, the significant players he added, with few exceptions, shared two characteristics: size and playoff experience.

Game #82: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday April 11, 2009 at 6:00pm , Nationwide Arena Minnesota Wild 87pts 3rd in Northwest Division 2.57 Goals per Game 2.40 Goals Against per Game 20.2% Power Play 87.5% Penalty Kill Top 5 Scorers: 1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 19G 46A = 63pts 2. #15 Andrew Brunette ~ 22G 27A = 49pts 3. #96 Pierre-Marc ...