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Mason, Blue Jackets aim for playoffs

By E.J. Hradek
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

In their eighth season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have never had a better chance of making the playoffs. And the reason is simple: 20-year-old goalie Steve Mason. The 6-foot-3, 186-pound skinny stopper is reminiscent of a young Tom Barrasso and has been brilliant since an early November call-up from Syracuse (AHL). In his first 30 NHL games, he recorded six shutouts -- including three straight in late December -- and his key stats (2.05 goals-against average and .926 save percentage) stand among ...

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