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| 2nd July, 2008 - 5:51 pm |  RealGM Staff Report - The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman from the New York Rangers in exchange for forwards Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche, club General Manager Scott Howson announced today.
Tyutin, who will turn 25 on July 19, has registered 15 goals and 51 assists for 66 points and 159 penalty minutes in 250 career NHL games with the Rangers. Backman, 28, has tallied 21-51-72 and 150 penalty minutes in 246 career NHL games with the Rangers and St. Louis Blues.
?The addition of Fedor and Christian to our lineup has really improved our puck moving ability from the blueline,? said Howson. ?All strong teams are built from the backend out and we feel like we made significant strides in that area today.? [READ] |
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