Blue Jackets need youth movement

Blue Jackets need youth movement

Published Jan. 3, 2011 5:41 p.m. ET

By Eric Smith
FOXSportsOhio.com
January 3, 2010

As the season reaches the midpoint, the Columbus Blue Jackets fear seeing their defensive corps sabotage their drive for a playoff appearance. Columbus general manager Scott Howson is said to be talking with Toronto, Pittsburgh, the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders as he looks for blue-line help.

With the difficulty to make a trade in today's NHL, the move for Howson might be to look inside the system and at the talented youthful defense in Springfield.

Howson knows that something has to be done. The Blue Jackets

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