Rick Nash had two goals and an assist to lead Columbus to a 7-1 preseason victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night but the Blue Jackets lost forward Raffi Torres for six weeks with a shoulder injury. Kristian Huselius, Fedor Tyutin and Rostislav Klesla each had a goal and two assists for the Blue Jackets (2-3).
Rick Nash had two goals and an assist to lead Columbus to a 7-1 preseason victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night but the Blue Jackets lost forward Raffi Torres for six weeks with a shoulder injury. Kristian Huselius, Fedor Tyutin and Rostislav Klesla each had a goal and two assists for the Blue Jackets (2-3).
Avalanche captain Joe Sakic pulled rank Friday and instituted what he called the “old-man rule,” thereby getting himself out of fitness testing. While his teammates went through lactic threshold exams, played catch with a medicine ball and had their leaps measured in standing long jumps, Sakic took it easy.