Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Steve Mason's second shutout this season backstopped the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-0 win over the Washington Capitals. Mason turned away the 26 shots he faced, and the only goal he needed was scored by Raffi Torres at 8:01 of the first period. He also ended Alex Ovechkin's 10-game points streak. Rick Nash scored twice, including a shorthanded, unassisted goal at 13:37...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Manny Malhotra tipped in a rebound with 1:09 left, making a winner of prized goalie prospect Steve Mason in his NHL debut and leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Raffi Torres, playing against his...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
The Blue Jackets activated Raffi Torres off injured reserve, clearing the way for left wing to play his first game for Columbus on Saturday night against the Blackhawks.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated left wing Raffi Torres off injured reserve, club General Manager Scott Howson announced today. Torres is expected to return to the lineup tonight, when the Blue Jackets host the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Neutral Zone Trap (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Portzline discusses the decisions to be made yet: There are 18 forwards in camp. Right winger Raffi Torres (separated shoulder) will start the season on injured reserve, so the Blue Jackets will need to cut at least four players. Those on the bubble for the last spot are Nikita Filatov, Derek Dorsett, Derek MacKenzie, Alexandre Picard and [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
from Michael Arace of Puck-rakers, The Jackets’ A team played the Blackhawks’ B team in an exhibition at Nationwide tonight. The Jackets won, 7-1 But they lost left winger Raffi Torres to a separated shoulder. Torres will miss six weeks. “Very costly. Disappointing,” Jackets coach Ben Hitchcock said. “It works every time. Every time you play against a (largely minor-league) team like that brought in...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
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.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Forward Mike York agreed to a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. York is expected to add depth on the top three lines for the Blue Jackets. Since the end of last season, the Blue Jackets have traded for forwards Raffi Torres and R.J. Umberger and defensemen Christian Backman and Fedor Tyutin, in addition to the free-agent signings of defenseman Mike Commodore and forward Kristian...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
from Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, Raffi Torres needs a little time each morning for his surgically repaired right knee to “get loose,” and he’s anxiously awaiting Wednesday or Thursday, when he’ll skate for the first time in six months. But Blue Jackets fans need not worry, said Torres, acquired in a July 1 trade with Edmonton for Gilbert Brule. “When I’m healthy, I’m definitely going...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
from Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch, Remember, this is about winning. Kristian Huselius, the free-agent forward the Jackets signed after the Zherdev trade, is talented and appears to be a better fit for Hitchcock than Zherdev was. Raffi Torres, a winger who came to the Jackets in the Brule deal with the Oilers, definitely is. With hard-checking free-agent defenseman Mike Commodore, those two big...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
from Puck-rakers, Raffi Torres is a badass. Check out YouTube. Well, first watch the hysterical spoof from The Daily Show that involved Torres, but then watch Torres’ hits. This guy had 27 goals two seasons ago. You know who Torres is? He’s a faster-skating Ryan Malone without the public relations help provided by the Stanley Cup Finals. Malone had the eyes of the hockey world on him during the Penguins’...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Seeking to add experience to one of the NHL's youngest rosters, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired winger Raffi Torres from the Edmonton Oilers for promising center Gilbert Brule on Tuesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Seeking to add experience to one of the NHL's youngest rosters, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired winger Raffi Torres from the Edmonton Oilers for promising center Gilbert Brule on Tuesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Seeking to add experience to one of the NHL's youngest rosters, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired winger Raffi Torres from the Edmonton Oilers for promising center Gilbert Brule on Tuesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Seeking to add experience to one of the NHL's youngest rosters, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired winger Raffi Torres from the Edmonton Oilers for promising center Gilbert Brule on Tuesday.
