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Malhotra: We're not just happy to be here, we want to make some noise

By Pierre LeBrun

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Five minutes after Wednesday night's win in Chicago was over, the BlackBerry buzzed. It was a news release from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Playoff tickets were on sale. When you've waited nine years to make the playoffs, there's no point in wasting time to tell the world. It's been a long wait. "From what I hear, all accounts back in Columbus last night was that they were going pretty nuts," Jackets veteran Manny Malhotra told ESPN.com from St. Louis on Thursday. "It feels great to finally mak ...

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