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TEAM STATS
Columbus Blue Jackets, 2009-10
Goals For: 216 25th
Goals Against: 259 26th
GVT: -43 28th
Points: 79 26th
VUKOTA Projection for 2010-11
Goals For: 223 25th
Goals Against: 239 23rd
GVT: -16 27th
Points: 85 27th
Columbus started out on fire, far outstripping everyone’s projections, including VUKOTA’s. Since then, the Blue Jackets have cooled off a bit but are still playing relatively playing well at 15-11-1. And they’ll need to be playing well, as everyone knows that it will take a full 82 game effort to outlast the competition in the always deep Western Conference.
INDIVIDUAL STATS
The roster didn’t see much turnover, with exiled Oilers captain Ethan Moreau the only free agent addition of note. Once again, the rough and tumble Blue Jackets have more heavy hitters than rapid fire shooters in their balanced and deep lineup. Faceoffs are a particular strength, as in Antoine Vermette, Sammy Pahlsson and R.J. Umberger, Columbus had a trio of forwards posting 52.8% or more over 500-plus faceoffs in 2009-10.
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Team Prospectus (12/02)
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