# 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season

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

## Regular season

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

### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 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

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

## Schedule and results

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

### Regular season

2009–10 Game Log :

## Playoffs

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

## Player statistics
### Skaters

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

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 |
| 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Mathieu Garon | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 11, 2010 |

### Records

| Player | Record | Number | Reached |
| Steve Mason | Career Shutouts | 13 | February 6, 2010 |

### Milestones

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

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 26, 2009 | To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2009 3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 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 1st-round pick (26th overall) in 2009 2nd-round pick (37th overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2009 |
| June 27, 2009 | To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick (62nd overall) in 2009 4th-round pick (92nd overall) in 2009 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick (56th overall) in 2009 |
| September 28, 2009 | To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2010 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Anton Stralman |
| October 8, 2009 | To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman |
| October 20, 2009 | To Philadelphia Flyers Stefan Legein | To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Ratchuk |
| December 8, 2009 | To St. Louis Blues Pascal Pelletier | To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Bell Tomas Kana |
| December 28, 2009 | To Washington Capitals Jason Chimera | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Clark Milan Jurcina |
| March 1, 2010 | To New York Islanders Dylan Reese | To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg Moore |
| March 3, 2010 | To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres | To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch 2nd-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 6th-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Los Angeles Kings Fredrik Modin | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 7th-round pick in 2010 |
| March 3, 2010 | To Florida Panthers Mathieu Roy | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Rust |
| March 3, 2010 | To Phoenix Coyotes Alexandre Picard | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chad Kolarik |
Lost via retirement
Player
Michael Peca
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Brent Regner3-year entry-level contract
Trevor Frischmon1 year, 2-way contract
Rick Nash8 years, $62.4 million extension
Jonathan Sigalet2 year, 2-way contract
Mike Blunden1 year, 2-way contract
John Moore3-year entry-level contract
Marc Methot2 years
Dan LaCosta1 year, 2-way contract
Derick Brassard4 years, $13 million extension
Alexandre Picard1 year
Derek Dorsett2 year contract extension
Antoine Vermette5 year, $18.75 million contract extension
Matt Calvert3-year entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 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) |