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Kristian Huselius News & Rumors
Letestu on the Verge; Huselius on Hiatus
February 6
Columbus Dispatch
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Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu is slated to have a pin removed from his fractured right hand on Friday and could return to the lineup as soon as next week. As many as three banged-up Blue Jackets could be back on the active roster next week. James Wisniewski (fractured ankle) and Nikita Nikitin (knee) are also close to being activated from injured reserve. "They should all come back around the same time," Blue Jackets interim coach Todd Richards said. "They're all about a week away. Hopefully Valentine's Day will be a good day for us."
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Reality check: Rick Nash in Maple Leafs' trade rumour of the day
February 1
Toronto Star
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Rick Nash is heading to Toronto as part of a six-player deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Okay. Now we have your undivided attention. As of Tuesday, that proposal is just a rumour, one of many swirling around the Internet involving the Maple Leafs. That rumour took on a life of its own after AM 640 hockey analyst Bill Watters tweeted it on Monday as something to watch as the Feb. 27 trade deadline approached, with the proviso that it was "one to smoke on" and "not inhale." In the rumoured deal, forwards Mikhail Grabovski and Nazem Kadri, along with defencemen Luke Schenn and Mike Komisarek would be heading to the Blue Jackets. Also coming to Toronto with Nash, 27, would be forward
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Brassard gets his shot with Huselius injured
December 9
Columbus Dispatch
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Derick Brassard skated as a top-six forward for the Blue Jackets in last night's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville, two nights after sitting through his eighth healthy scratch in the past 12 games. Brassard returned to the power play and played a hybrid role on a line with Antoine Vermette and Ryan Johansen. Vermette took the faceoffs, but Brassard centered the line during play. "I know he hasn't been happy with how his ice time has been going of late," coach Scott Arniel said. "You know what? We're doing what's best for the team. Right now, we feel Derick can help us."
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How would you fill Huselius' spot?
July 20
Columbus Dispatch
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Using the second-person style of famed boxing writer Jimmy Cannon is difficult, but it can be helped along by utilizing the voice of Hubie Brown. Try it: OK. You are Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson. You have a top-six winger in the form of Kristian Huselius who has a torn pectoral muscle and will be out of the lineup until mid-November - or mid-January. This is not good. You have spent two months upgrading your talent, and now this. What do you do? You can make a trade and give up a good prospect to get a proven scorer. But why go this way? You do not want to give up a prospect, you do not want to take on more long-term money. And besides, the trade market is not exactly vibrant
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Blue Jackets look to free agent market, other routes to replace Kristian Huselius
July 17
Pro Hockey Talk
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Every now and then, an NHL team loses a player for a long period of time when he isn't even playing hockey. It happened when Sami Salo suffered a freak injury during a game of floor hockey in 2010 and Kristian Huselius seems like the 2011 example after he tore his pectoral muscle while lifting weights. The injury (and resulting surgery) is expected to keep Huselius out of action for 4-6 months, meaning he probably won't be ready for NHL action until November (at the earliest) or January (if he falls in the later end of the scale). That's a tough blow for Huselius and the Blue Jackets, but perhaps they should have seen his injury woes coming; he only played in 39 games during the 2010-11
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New, Serious Injury For Huselius
July 14
Columbus Dispatch
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Blue Jackets left winger Kristian Huselius has suffered a torn pectoral muscle while lifting weights last weekend in Sweden, and will have surgery on Thursday in Columbus. He's expected to miss 4 to 6 months. "It's a tough, tough injury for Kristian," Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson said. "He was still rehabilitating the hip (surgery in April) but was going to ready to go for training camp. This is a pretty significant setback. "We're looking at November at the earliest, and maybe January. It's a pretty serious injury with a long recovery."
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Huselius delivers big game after benching
February 6
Columbus Dispatch
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Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel doesn't have a doghouse. It's more like a kennel. The first-year coach has scratched all sorts of breeds with all kinds of pedigrees: rookies, veterans, grinders, goal scorers. But many of the players have emerged from their unwanted stay better for the experience. Left winger Kristian Huselius is the latest example. A night after being a healthy scratch for the first time as a Jacket, Huselius registered two goals in a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Nationwide Arena. He scored the winning goal with a four minutes remaining, finishing a 2-on-1 rush with Antoine Vermette by wiring a wrist shot past goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. "I wanted to make sure I
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Huselius' recovery longer than expected, could miss up to six weeks
October 31
Columbus Dispatch
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The Blue Jackets entered last night's action as one of only two NHL teams yet to score more than three goals in a game. It doesn't look as if they will be getting help from Kristian Huselius anytime soon. The club's second-leading scorer the past two seasons is suffering from a high ankle sprain, coach Scott Arniel said yesterday, and could miss up to six weeks. The left winger was injured Oct. 23 blocking a shot in a 3-2 win at Chicago. While getting hit with a puck is painful, Huselius sustained most of the damage falling to the ice. He tweaked his knee and twisted his ankle. Yesterday was the first time the Jackets hinted at a lengthy recovery period. "It's going to be a lot longer, I
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Swedes step up on their home ice
October 10
Columbus Dispatch
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For five days, Kristian Huselius, Sammy Pahlsson and Anton Stralman played the role of genial activity directors. The Swedish-born Blue Jackets arranged team functions, offered sight-seeing tips and made restaurant recommendations. This weekend, however, their contributions went well beyond showing teammates a good time. Each was a factor in the Jackets' 3-2 overtime win last night against the San Jose Sharks in the Ericsson Globe. Huselius registered a goal and an assist; Stralman added an assist; and Pahlsson played one of his better games as a Blue Jacket. Even in defeat Friday, the Swedes were among the club's best players. They combined for two goals, four assists and a plus-3 rating
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For once, Swedes on home turf
October 4
Columbus Dispatch
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Rarely a fortnight passes without Kristian Huselius witnessing another happy homecoming for one of his Blue Jackets teammates. He listens to Derick Brassard and Antoine Vermette speaking French to childhood acquaintances outside the locker room in Montreal. He sees R.J. Umberger talking Steelers football with buddies in Pittsburgh. He spots family members of Derek Dorsett, Mike Commodore and Kris Russell on swings through western Canada. But Huselius' old friends and extended relatives seldom can attend NHL games without reaching for passports and putting dents in their bank accounts. "When you come to North America, you understand that's how it's going to be," Huselius said. "You never
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Penguins 5, Jackets 4: Huselius in a groove
September 25
Columbus Dispatch
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Blue Jackets left winger Kristian Huselius used to avoid Ken Hitchcock's doghouse the same way he curled away from defenders whenever he carried the puck inside the blue line. He oddly never came to blows with his old-school, check-happy former coach. "I think I was only on the third line maybe two or three games the entire time he was here," Huselius said. So how might Huselius fit in with the newfangled, high-flying system being put into place by new coach Scott Arniel? It would seem to be a much better match. Last night, Huselius had three assists and a plus-2 rating in a 5-4 exhibition loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Nationwide Arena. He was the Blue Jackets' best supporting actor
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Jackets riding a crest of Huselius' streaky play
March 27
Columbus Dispatch
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Kristian Huselius is the most unpredictable forward on the Blue Jackets roster. He's also exactly the player the franchise thought it was acquiring in signing him to a free-agent contract before last season. The contradictory nature of those two statements is what frustrates many about the left winger. Huselius is a productive, maddeningly streaky performer who consistently puts up decent numbers by season's end. He can be responsible for some of the game's softest and most brilliant plays. He has been that type of talent since breaking into the NHL with the Florida Panthers in 2001. "He's what we thought we were getting," said general manager Scott Howson, who signed Huselius to a
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Showing some flash
March 16
Columbus Dispatch
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Antoine Vermette is having a career season with the Blue Jackets, but there will be no celebrating. For the first time in six seasons, Vermette's team will miss the Stanley Cup playoffs. "I won't lie. It's a tough situation to be in," Vermette said. "I remember last season coming to Columbus (from Ottawa at the trade deadline). That was so much fun. "I didn't have as many points at the end of the season, but it was a much more rewarding season." Thanks to a big night by Vermette and Kristian Huselius, the Blue Jackets earned a 5-3 win last night over the Edmonton Oilers before 13,603 in Nationwide Arena, a showdown between the two worst clubs in the Western Conference. It was a much-needed
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Nash, Huselius Out Vs. St. Louis
March 13
Columbus Dispatch
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The Blue Jackets will be without two-thirds of their No. 1 line on Saturday when they play the St. Louis Blues. Right winger Rick Nash will miss his third straight game with a lower body injury, while left winger Kristian Huselius will sit because of an upper body ailment. Huselius returned Thursday after a two-game absence, but apparently aggravated the injury.
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Huselius chips in on offense
April 24
Columbus Dispatch
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Blue Jackets forward Kristian Huselius finally rediscovered his scoring touch. It came a few games too late. Huselius contributed a goal and an assist -- his first points of the series -- but the Detroit Red Wings closed out a Stanley Cup quarterfinal with a 6-5 win in Nationwide Arena in Game 4. The left winger had been so ineffective that coach Ken Hitchcock dropped him from the first to third line. Huselius had been slow to regain his rhythm after suffering a concussion April 4. "I felt better for sure," Huselius said. "I had a slow start to the series, but I finally felt like I had my legs tonight." Huselius tied the score at 1 early in the first period with a power-play goal. It broke
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