2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets

Division| 5th Central
Conference| 14th Western
2009–10 record| 32–35–15
Home record| 20–12–9
Road record| 12–23–6
Goals for| 216
Goals against| 259
Team information
General manager| Scott Howson
Coach| Ken Hitchcock (Oct.–Feb.)
Claude Noel (Feb.–Apr.) (interim)
Captain| Rick Nash
Alternate captains| Mike Commodore
Rostislav Klesla
Fredrik Modin (Oct-Mar)
Samuel Pahlsson (Mar.–Apr.)
R. J. Umberger
Antoine Vermette
Arena| Nationwide Arena
Average attendance| 15,416 (84.9%)
Total: 632,056
Team leaders
Goals| Rick Nash (33)
Assists| Kristian Huselius (40)
Points| Rick Nash (67)
Penalty minutes| Jared Boll (149)
Plus/minus| Derek Dorsett (+6)
Wins| Steve Mason (20)
Goals against average| Mathieu Garon (2.81)

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

The 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the team's tenth season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Contents

* 1 Regular season
* 1.1 Divisional standings
* 1.2 Conference standings
* 2 Schedule and results
* 2.1 Pre-season
* 2.2 Regular season
* 3 Playoffs
* 4 Player statistics
* 4.1 Skaters
* 4.2 Goaltenders
* 5 Awards and records
* 5.1 Awards
* 5.2 Records
* 5.3 Milestones
* 6 Transactions
* 6.1 Trades
* 6.2 Free agents acquired
* 6.3 Free agents lost
* 6.4 Claimed via waivers
* 6.5 Lost via waivers
* 6.6 Lost via retirement
* 6.7 Player signings
* 7 Draft picks
* 8 See also
* 9 Farm teams
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## Regular season[edit]

On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and named Claude Noel as interim head coach. [1]

### Divisional standings[edit]

Central Division[2] |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
2  | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
3  | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
4  | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
5  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79

### Conference standings[edit]

Western Conference[3] R |  | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts

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1  | z – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113
2  | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112
3  | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103
4  | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107
5  | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102
6  | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101
7  | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100
8  | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95
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9  | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90
10  | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90
11  | Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89
12  | Dallas Stars | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88
13  | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84
14  | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79
15  | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

## Schedule and results[edit]

* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* Silver background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

### Pre-season[edit]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record
1 | September 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | OT | LaCosta | 15,766 | 0-0-1
2 | September 18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 - 2 | Minnesota Wild |  | Mason | 18,064 | 0-1-1
3 | September 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 3 | Nashville Predators |  | LaCosta | 10,703 | 0-2-1
4 | September 21 | Minnesota Wild | 1 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 10,056 | 1-2-1
5 | September 22 | Boston Bruins | 5 - 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 10,571 | 2-2-1
6 | September 24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 12,638 | 3-2-1
7 | September 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 2 | Boston Bruins |  | Garon | 16,711 | 4-2-1
8 | September 27 | Nashville Predators | 4 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,761 | 4-3-1

### Regular season[edit]

2009–10 Game Log

| October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
1 | October 3 | Minnesota Wild | 1 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 18,159 | 1-0-0 | 2
2 | October 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 - 3 | Vancouver Canucks |  | Mason | 18,810 | 2-0-0 | 4
3 | October 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 6 | San Jose Sharks |  | Mason | 17,562 | 2-1-0 | 4
4 | October 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 0 | Phoenix Coyotes |  | Garon | 17,532 | 3-1-0 | 6
5 | October 13 | Calgary Flames | 1 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,280 | 4-1-0 | 8
6 | October 17 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 - 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 15,251 | 5-1-0 | 10
7 | October 20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 6 | Calgary Flames |  | Mason | 19,289 | 5-2-0 | 10
8 | October 22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 6 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Garon | 16,839 | 5-3-0 | 10
9 | October 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 - 4 | Anaheim Ducks |  | Mason | 14,468 | 6-3-0 | 12
10 | October 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 6 | Los Angeles Kings |  | Mason | 15,820 | 6-4-0 | 12
11 | October 28 | Phoenix Coyotes | 4 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,184 | 6-5-0 | 12
12 | October 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Mason | 19,136 | 6-5-1 | 13
| November: 7–4–3 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 3–3–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
13 | November 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 - 4 | Washington Capitals | OT | Mason | 18,277 | 7-5-1 | 15
14 | November 4 | San Jose Sharks | 3 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Mason | 13,401 | 7-5-2 | 16
15 | November 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 3 | Atlanta Thrashers |  | Garon | 10,878 | 8-5-2 | 18
16 | November 7 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 14,850 | 9-5-2 | 20
17 | November 11 | Detroit Red Wings | 9 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 15,304 | 9-6-2 | 20
18 | November 13 | Anaheim Ducks | 2 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 15,577 | 10-6-2 | 22
19 | November 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 2 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 13,030 | 11-6-2 | 24
20 | November 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 1 | Dallas Stars |  | Mason | 16,155 | 12-6-2 | 26
21 | November 21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 4 | Nashville Predators | SO | Mason | 13,790 | 12-6-3 | 27
22 | November 23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 7 | New York Rangers |  | Garon | 18,200 | 12-7-3 | 27
23 | November 24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 5 | Montreal Canadiens |  | Garon | 21,273 | 12-8-3 | 27
24 | November 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | Ottawa Senators |  | Mason | 19,244 | 12-9-3 | 27
25 | November 28 | Calgary Flames | 4 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Mason | 17,772 | 12-9-4 | 28
26 | November 30 | St. Louis Blues | 2 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 12,391 | 13-9-4 | 30
| December: 2–9–5 (Home: 2–4–2 ; Road: 0–5–3)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
27 | December 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | SO | Mason | 20,363 | 13-9-5 | 31
28 | December 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,825 | 13-10-5 | 31
29 | December 5 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 14,909 | 13-11-5 | 31
30 | December 9 | Florida Panthers | 0 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 12,800 | 14-11-5 | 33
31 | December 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 4 | Nashville Predators | SO | Garon | 14,601 | 14-11-6 | 34
32 | December 12 | Anaheim Ducks | 3 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 14,461 | 14-12-6 | 34
33 | December 14 | Nashville Predators | 5 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 12,856 | 14-13-6 | 34
34 | December 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | Minnesota Wild |  | Mason | 18,086 | 14-14-6 | 34
35 | December 17 | Phoenix Coyotes | 2 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 13,363 | 14-14-7 | 35
36 | December 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 5 | Colorado Avalanche |  | Mason | 11,782 | 14-15-7 | 35
37 | December 21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 5 | Phoenix Coyotes |  | Garon | 9,348 | 14-16-7 | 35
38 | December 23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 3 | Dallas Stars |  | Mason | 16,532 | 14-17-7 | 35
39 | December 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | Detroit Red Wings |  | Garon | 20,066 | 14-18-7 | 35
40 | December 28 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | OT | Mason | 18,421 | 15-18-7 | 37
41 | December 29 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | New York Islanders | SO | Mason | 12,192 | 15-18-8 | 38
42 | December 31 | Nashville Predators | 2 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | OT | Garon | 18,221 | 15-18-9 | 39
| January: 7–8–0 (Home: 3-3–0 ; Road: 4–5–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
43 | January 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 3 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 17,371 | 15-19-9 | 39
44 | January 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 7 | Vancouver Canucks |  | Mason | 18,810 | 15-20-9 | 39
45 | January 7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 2 | Edmonton Oilers |  | Garon | 16,839 | 16-20-9 | 41
46 | January 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 2 | Calgary Flames |  | Garon | 19,289 | 17-20-9 | 43
47 | January 10 | Dallas Stars | 0 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Garon | 14,501 | 18-20-9 | 45
48 | January 12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 4 | St. Louis Blues |  | Garon | 17,900 | 18-21-9 | 45
49 | January 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 - 3 | Chicago Blackhawks |  | Garon | 21,884 | 18-22-9 | 45
50 | January 16 | Chicago Blackhawks | 6 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 18,738 | 18-23-9 | 45
51 | January 18 | St. Louis Blues | 2 - 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Garon | 14,505 | 19-23-9 | 47
52 | January 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 5 | Philadelphia Flyers |  | Garon | 19,126 | 19-24-9 | 47
53 | January 21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 2 | Boston Bruins |  | Mason | 17,565 | 20-24-9 | 49
54 | January 23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 4 | Minnesota Wild |  | Mason | 18,173 | 20-25-9 | 49
55 | January 26 | Nashville Predators | 2 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,775 | 21-25-9 | 51
56 | January 28 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,709 | 21-26-9 | 51
57 | January 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 2 | St. Louis Blues |  | Garon | 19,150 | 22-26-9 | 53
| February: 3–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 0–1–0)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
58 | February 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 5 | Colorado Avalanche |  | Garon | 11,213 | 22-27-9 | 53
59 | February 4 | Dallas Stars | 1 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 14,028 | 23-27-9 | 55
60 | February 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 0 - 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 18,576 | 24-27-9 | 57
61 | February 10 | San Jose Sharks | 0 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 15,234 | 25-27-9 | 59
62 | February 12 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 16,564 | 25-28-9 | 59
63 | February 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 - 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Garon | 17,673 | 25-28-10 | 60
| March: 7–4-3 (Home: 5–1–2 ; Road: 2–3–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
64 | March 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | OT | Mason | 14,513 | 25-28-11 | 61
65 | March 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | San Jose Sharks |  | Mason | 17,562 | 25-29-11 | 61
66 | March 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 - 6 | Los Angeles Kings |  | Mason | 17,524 | 25-30-11 | 61
67 | March 9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 - 2 | Anaheim Ducks |  | Garon | 13,700 | 26-30-11 | 63
68 | March 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 1 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Garon | 13,459 | 27-30-11 | 65
69 | March 13 | St. Louis Blues | 5 - 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 16,453 | 27-31-11 | 65
70 | March 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 3 - 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 13,603 | 28-31-11 | 67
71 | March 19 | Minnesota Wild | 2 - 4 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Garon | 16,419 | 29-31-11 | 69
72 | March 20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 - 1 | Nashville Predators | OT | Mason | 16,363 | 29-31-12 | 70
73 | March 23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 6 | New Jersey Devils |  | Mason | 14,202 | 29-32-12 | 70
74 | March 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 - 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 14,573 | 30-32-12 | 72
75 | March 27 | New York Islanders | 4 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | OT | Garon | 16,972 | 30-32-13 | 73
76 | March 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 - 2 | Chicago Blackhawks |  | Mason | 22,043 | 31-32-13 | 75
77 | March 30 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 - 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 15,760 | 32-32-13 | 77
| April: 0–3–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 0–2–1)

# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts
78 | April 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 - 3 | Detroit Red Wings |  | Mason | 19,259 | 32-33-13 | 77
79 | April 3 | Washington Capitals | 3 - 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets |  | Mason | 16,957 | 32-34-13 | 77
80 | April 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 - 2 | St. Louis Blues | OT | Garon | 17,601 | 32-34-14 | 78
81 | April 7 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 - 4 | Detroit Red Wings |  | Mason | 20,066 | 32-35-14 | 78
82 | April 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 - 0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | SO | Mason | 18,512 | 32-35-15 | 79

## Playoffs[edit]

The Blue Jackets were unable to qualify for the playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.

## Player statistics[edit]

### Skaters[edit]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

| Regular season

| Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | +/−  | PIM

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Rick Nash | 76 | 33 | 34 | 67 | -2 | 58
Antoine Vermette | 82 | 27 | 38 | 65 | +2 | 32
Kristian Huselius | 74 | 23 | 40 | 63 | -4 | 36
R. J. Umberger | 82 | 23 | 32 | 55 | -16 | 40
Jakub Voracek | 81 | 16 | 34 | 50 | -7 | 26
Derick Brassard | 79 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -17 | 48
Anton Stralman | 73 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -17 | 37
Fedor Tyutin | 80 | 6 | 26 | 32 | -7 | 49
Raffi Torres‡ | 60 | 19 | 12 | 31 | -8 | 32
Kris Russell | 70 | 7 | 15 | 22 | +3 | 32
Jason Chimera‡ | 39 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 47
Samuel Pahlsson | 79 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 32
Derek Dorsett | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 105
Jan Hejda | 62 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 36
Mike Commodore | 57 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 62
Mathieu Roy‡ | 31 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 17
Rostislav Klesla | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 26
Marc Methot | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 51
Andrew Murray | 46 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6
Jared Boll | 68 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 149
Fredrik Modin‡ | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 12
Chris Clark† | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 21
Derek MacKenzie | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 0
Mike Blunden | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 59
Milan Jurcina†‡ | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 10
Grant Clitsome | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6
Nikita Filatov | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8
Tomas Kana | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2
Alexandre Picard‡ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10
Tom Sestito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
Trevor Frischmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
Maksim Mayorov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0
Nathan Paetsch† | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6
Greg Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Chad Kolarik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0

### Goaltenders[edit]

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

| Player  | GP  | TOI  | W  | L  | OT  | GA  | GAA  | SA  | Sv%  | SO  | G  | A  | PIM

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Steve Mason | 58 | 3201 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 163 | 3.06 | 1653 | .901 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2
Mathieu Garon | 35 | 1771 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 2.81 | 858 | .903 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Traded mid-season
Italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Regular Season

Player | Award | Awarded
Mathieu Garon[4] | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 11, 2010

### Records[edit]

Player | Record | Number | Reached

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Steve Mason | Career Shutouts | 13 | February 6, 2010

### Milestones[edit]

Regular Season

Player | Milestone | Reached
Rick Nash | 200th NHL Goal | October 24, 2009
Antoine Vermette | 100th NHL Goal | January 8, 2010
Mathieu Garon | 100th NHL Win | January 8, 2010
Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist | March 2, 2010
Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist | March 9, 2010
Fedor Tyutin | 100th NHL Assist | March 11, 2010
Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Goal | March 25, 2010
Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Goal | March 27, 2010
Tomas Kana | 1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist | April 7, 2010

## Transactions[edit]

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades[edit]

Date |

Details

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June 26, 2009[5] | To New York Islanders

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1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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1st-round pick (26th overall) in 2009
2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009  | To Anaheim Ducks

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1st-round pick (26th overall) in 2009
2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009  | To New York Islanders

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3rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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2nd-round pick (56th overall) in 2009
September 28, 2009[6] | To Calgary Flames

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3rd-round pick in 2010 | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Anton Stralman
October 8, 2009[7] | To Atlanta Thrashers

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Future considerations  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman
October 20, 2009[8] | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Stefan Legein | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Michael Ratchuk
December 8, 2009[9] | To St. Louis Blues

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Pascal Pelletier | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Brendan Bell
Tomas Kana
December 28, 2009[10] | To Washington Capitals

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Jason Chimera | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Chris Clark
Milan Jurcina
March 1, 2010[11] | To New York Islanders

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Dylan Reese | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Greg Moore
March 3, 2010[12] | To Buffalo Sabres

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Raffi Torres | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Nathan Paetsch
2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010[13] | To Washington Capitals

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Milan Jurcina | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Conditional 6th-round pick in 2010[a]
March 3, 2010[14] | To Los Angeles Kings

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Fredrik Modin | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Conditional 7th-round pick in 2010[b]
March 3, 2010[15] | To Florida Panthers

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Mathieu Roy | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Matt Rust
March 3, 2010[16] | To Phoenix Coyotes

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Alexandre Picard | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Chad Kolarik

1. ^ Condition not satisfied.
2. ^ Condition not satisfied.

### Free agents acquired[edit]

| Player | Former team | Contract terms

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Samuel Pahlsson[17] | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 years, $7.95 million
Mathieu Garon[18] | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 years, $2.4 million
Pascal Pelletier[19] | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 year, 2-way contract
Mathieu Roy[20] | Springfield Falcons | 1 year, 2-way contract
David Liffiton[21] | EfB Ishockey | 2-way contract
Dylan Reese[21] | San Antonio Rampage | 2-way contract

### Free agents lost[edit]

| Player | New team | Contract terms

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Aaron Rome[22] | Vancouver Canucks | 1 year, $550,000
Wade Dubielewicz[23] | Minnesota Wild | undisclosed
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen[24] | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $600,000
Jason Williams[25] | Detroit Red Wings | 1 year, $1.5 million
Craig MacDonald[26] | DEG Metro Stars | undisclosed
Mike York[27] | Rochester Americans | 1 year
Manny Malhotra[28] | San Jose Sharks | 1 year, $700,000

### Claimed via waivers[edit]

| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Lost via waivers[edit]

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers

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### Lost via retirement[edit]

| Player

Michael Peca[29]

### Player signings[edit]

Player | Contract terms

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Brent Regner[30] | 3 year entry level contract
Trevor Frischmon[31] | 1 year, 2-way contract
Rick Nash[32] | 8 years, $62.4 million extension
Jonathan Sigalet[33] | 2 year, 2-way contract
Mike Blunden[34] | 1 year, 2-way contract
John Moore[35] | 3 year entry level contract
Marc Methot[36] | 2 years
Dan LaCosta[37] | 1 year, 2-way contract
Derick Brassard[38] | 4 years, $13 million extension
Alexandre Picard[39] | 1 year
Derek Dorsett[40] | 2 year contract extension
Antoine Vermette[41] | 5 year, $18.75 million contract extension
Matt Calvert[42] | 3 year entry-level contract

## Draft picks[edit]

Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round  | #  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club Team (League)

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1  | 21 (from Philadelphia via Anaheim)  | John Moore | (D)  |  United States | Chicago Steel (USHL)
2  | 56 (from Boston via NY Islanders)  | Kevin Lynch | (C)  |  United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4  | 94 (from Colorado)  | David Savard | (D)  |  Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
5  | 137  | Thomas Larkin | (D)  |  Italy | (Exeter High School) (USHS-NH)
6  | 167  | Anton Blomqvist | (D)  |  Sweden | Malmo Redhawks Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7  | 197  | Kyle Neuber  | (RW)  |  Canada | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)

## See also[edit]

* 2009–10 NHL season

## Farm teams[edit]

The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Blue Jackets fire Hitchcock
2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
3. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
4. ^ Burrows, Hiller, Garon named week's '3 Stars'
5. ^ "Blue Jackets Trade Picks with Islanders". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
6. ^ Blue Jackets Acquire Anton Stralman From Calgary in Exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2010 NHL Entry Draft
7. ^ Blue Jackets Acquire Left Wing Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from Atlanta Thrashers for Future Considerations
8. ^ Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Michael Ratchuk from Philadelphia Flyers for Forward Stefan Legein
9. ^ Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Brendan Bell, Forward Tomas Kana from St. Louis in Exchange for Forward Pascal Pelletier
10. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina, Forward Chris Clark from Washington in Exchange for Forward Jason Chimera
11. ^ Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese
12. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Nathan Paetsch, 2010 2nd Round Pick from Buffalo Sabres for Forward Raffi Torres
13. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Defenseman Milan Jurcina to Washington for Conditional Sixth Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft
14. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Forward Fredrik Modin to Los Angeles for Conditional Seventh Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft
15. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Forwards Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a Pair of Deals
16. ^ Report: Jackets deal Picard to Coyotes
17. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Free Agent Center Samuel Pahlsson to a Three-Year Contract
18. ^ "Garon Signed to a Two-Year Deal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
19. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Pascal Pelletier
20. ^ "Blue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
21. ^ a b Columbus Blue Jackets make Several Moves to Finalize Season-Opening Roster
22. ^ Canucks Pickup Defenceman Aaron Rome
23. ^ "Wild agrees to terms with three players". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
24. ^ Flyers Agree to Terms with Tollefsen
25. ^ "Red Wings reunite with Williams". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
26. ^ German team signs forward MacDonald
27. ^ AMERKS SIGN VETERAN MIKE YORK
28. ^ SHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT MALHOTRA
29. ^ Michael Peca retires after 13 NHL seasons
30. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Brent Regner to Entry Level Contract". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
31. ^ "Trevor Frischmon Signs One-Year Deal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
32. ^ "Rick Nash Signs Eight-Year Extension". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
33. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Jonathan Sigalet". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
34. ^ "Blue Jackets Re-Sign RW Mike Blunden". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
35. ^ "Jackets Sign '09 First Round Pick John Moore". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
36. ^ "Jackets Agree to Contract with D Marc Methot". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
37. ^ Blue Jackets Re-Sign G Dan LaCosta[permanent dead link]
38. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Derick Brassard to Four-Year Contract Extension
39. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign LW Alexandre Picard
40. ^ Blue Jackets Sign RW Derek Dorsett to Two-Year Contract Extension
41. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Antoine Vermette to a Five-Year Contract Extension
42. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Matt Calvert to Entry Level Contract

## External links[edit]

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