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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.

Ever since the 2008 NHL entry draft ended, a debate regarding this weekend's draft in Montreal has been in place: Who should be the No.

" Former Syracuse Crunch goaltender and current Columbus Blue Jacket Steve Mason was named this year's winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy at tonight's Annual NHL Awards at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Thursday 18 Jun Steve mason, Formerly of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Named NHL Rookie of the Year Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:39PM Syracuse, NY Former Syracuse Crunch goaltender and current Columbus Blue Jacket Steve Mason was named this year's winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy at tonight's Annual NHL Awards at the Pearl Concert Theater inside ...

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.

You live and you learn... I guess. Detroit's sweep of Columbus was aided by a final minute power play awarded on a "too many men" call that has been cited as dubious by several sources.

Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets lost 6-5 in game four of the Western Conference quarterfinals, and they were eliminated with that loss... by Andrew Jordan 18 reads Opinion Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets lost 6-5 in game four of the Western Conference quarterfinals, and they were eliminated with that loss.

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

Columbus waited nine years for the NHL playoffs. The moment came ... and then it was gone.

All Raffi Torres wanted to do was make a good first impression in Columbus. Coming from Edmonton in a trade over the summer, he wanted to fit in right away with his new teammates in his new market.

"We haven't tested him nearly enough," center Jason Williams said. "He's had one hard period where he's had to make some good saves.

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

The playoffs are all about matchups and taking away the other team's strengths. When you're facing Columbus, the focus is easy to identify: Try to shut down Rick Nash , the 6-foot-4, 218-pound All-Star right wing.

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 4-1 tally on Thursday night, and the sheer mass of the recaps and takes from Detroit, Columbus, and the national press deserve a "digest" recap.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." - Albert Einstein.

It lasts only a second but dictates the next 10 or 20. It seems simple yet encompasses much more than meets the eye.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in uncharted territory. And it shows all around Nationwide Arena as they prepare for their visit foray into the post-season. Stanley Cup Playoffs logos are painted onto the ice.

Below: Bobby Orr celebrates his goal that won the Cup for the Boston Bruins in 1970.

"There's not one person with any degree of sanity who is going to pick us to win." - Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock, on his team's playoff series against the Red Wings The Blue Jackets' first-round opponent in the Stanley Cup playoffs was revealed yesterday on the final day of the NHL's regular season.

The attempt sailed wide left and the Wild cruised to a 6-3 win in Nationwide Arena.