A collection of notes, insights, ruminations and did-you-knows gathered throughout the week for the Columbus Blue Jackets: ...

There was no free agency, no World Hockey ... Marc Andre-Fleury (No. 1 overall, 2003); center Evgeni Malkin (No. 2 overall, 2004); center Sidney Crosby (No. 1 overall, 2005); center Jordan Staal ...

NHL referee leaves Panthers-Maple Leafs Game 7 bloody after catching high stick to the face ... Vladimir Putin float possibility of hockey matchup between NHL and Russian KHL; NHL declines to comment ...