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7 years

Torts on #CBJ players having fun in Vegas “I want them to go out. Playing guilty is a big part of being a really good player in the [NHL]. We don’t do that anymore. Heaven forbid! We have agents, and their whole entourage making sure u drink that carrot juice, and all this stuff"

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Miami isn’t just beating Auburn. It’s embarrassing the Tigers. Wong dunked in Jabari’s face, Larranaga coached circles around Pearl and the ‘Canes made Walker Kessler irrelevant. UM looks like the much better team.

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#CBJ GM Jarmo Kekalainen’s response to #Pens GM Jim Rutherford’s remarks that Jack Johnson’s benching for playoffs wasn’t performance-related...

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. #UM guard Matthew Cleveland was recognized pregame for eclipsing 1,000 career points. None of his former #FSU teammates applauded.

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6 years

Riley Nash on Artemi Panarin: "He’s a world class player, world-class skill. In my opinion, he should stay. We have the best opportunity to win the Cup in the next couple of years. ...Hopefully we get off to a hot start and he wants to sign a multi-year extension." #CBJ

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10 months

@Kevin__Borba It’s lame. Taunting the opposing team’s fans with your gaudy wristwatch is even more lame.

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9 months

Jeremiah Smith says he seriously considered Miami in the final MINUTES

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6 years

. @KingJames was asked if he missed @DwyaneWade with him on #Cavs : "Absolutely. Not only from a brotherhood aspect, and what we know about one another, but also from an experience factor. He would have been very, very good for us in the postseason."

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6 years

#CBJ torts: “We’ll be back here for Game 7”....Said it twice

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7 years

#CBJ GM @jkekalainen on Pierre-Luc @18Dubois : "He’s a big man. You don’t think he’s a 19-year old guy when you look at him physically, in his underwear. Holy smokes. Him and Josh Anderson are big guys. Josh is a little bit older, obviously, but they’re big boys.”

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6 years

#CBJ Nick Foligno said his brother Marcus playfully told him “You’re a idiot blocking (the puck) with your face. That’s what they pay Bob for”

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6 years

Torts: “We laid an 🥚 egg”....Also, “we sucked”....

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9 months

It was Ohio State or Miami down to final minutes, Jeremiah Smith says. Said he had a Miami hat in his black plastic bag with him.

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10 months

McDaniel said Aaron Rodgers has reached out via back channels to Jaelan Phillips to discuss options for his Achilles injury.

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7 years

Full Torts quote on #CBJ players having fun in Las Vegas:

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6 years

Some personal news: sad to announce that today is my last day at @DispatchAlerts . I'm returning to South Fla. for family reasons. I am sooooo thankful for the chance I've had the past 10 months to cover #CBJ and do so with one of my best friends, @GeorgeRichards (more)...

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7 years

#CBJ Jack Johnson on the ovation he received: "You’re never sure how thing are going to go like that. I’ve cherished my time with the fans throughout my entire time here, I love the city, and I just try to do my best for them every night and try to make them proud."

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6 years

Vanek on #CBJ defensemen: “I’ve never seen a D this deep...it’s crazy” Vanek says Jones is best D he has ever played with

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7 years

#CBJ Brandon Dubinsky left morning skate wearing an Ohio State jacket with numerous buckeye patches sewn onto one sleeve. He joked he got one for a face off win, another for “good stick on a PK”....Nick Foligno to Dubinsky: “Did you take that from Urban’s closet?”

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6 years

#CBJ

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7 years

Seen much speculation re: #CBJ C Brandon Dubinsky's medical issues, with many assuming those words are code for something else. I'm not going to address any of that. To do so without reported facts is irresponsible. Until more is known, jumping to conclusions isn't fair to him

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6 years

#CBJ Torts on his decision to designate @9Artemi as an alternate captain last night against the @EdmontonOilers : “The way he carries himself, the way he plays, the way he prepares – without saying one word, he has shown true leadership."

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#CBJ Torts on Bobrovsky: “that’s one of the best goaltending performances I’ve seen in quite a while...when they surged, he made key saves”

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6 years

#CBJ win 4-3 in OT. Panarin

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6 years

#CBJ

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1 year

@rumpfshaker Heres an idea: tell that one klm to put her kid in a private school or home school them. A public school is supposed to serve the general public, not restrict their right to a book and learning freedom because one parent doesn’t want that for their child.

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2 years

@BrotherhoodCBB For a college hoops fan, you seem to place much greater emphasis on what UNC and Duke guys do/will do in the NBA. How have the Blue Devils lost 4 of the last 5 to the Heels considering the drastic disparity in NBA-caliber talent? Coaching?

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10 years

Miramar football players at protest huddling and chanting "Dark Side"in support of program http://t.co/VoxRp52Xpz

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7 months

@TarHeelsofNYC Yep. Most kids today would have transferred after their freshman season. RJ is cut from a different cloth and is old school with strong character. Thats why he is so universally liked by UNC fans. He represents what college basketball should be.

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6 years

#CBJ @NickFoligno on series: "We learned a lot about ourselves, but I've got to be honest with you, I'm tired of learning. I want to continue to get better, and continue to move on. I hope we understand that now's the time for this team."

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7 years

Said @ZachWerenski on D-partner @seth_jones3 racking up goals: "I hope he passes me, and then I pass him, and he passes me. It's pretty cool that there's two of us that broke the [ #CBJ ] record [for goals by defenseman]."

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7 years

BREAKING: @GeorgeRichards has been activated from injured reserve and will return to @DispatchAlerts lineup for tonight’s #CBJ vs #Oilers game. Good to have him back

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7 years

Four hats thrown onto the ice for @CamAtkinson13 #CBJ

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6 years

Riley Nash says @NickFoligno reached out to him via text yesterday after his signing with #CBJ . Said Nash: "I don't really have any connections to Columbus, but I've heard the culture there is pretty good."...Torts should be happy to hear that from the new guy

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7 years

#CBJ forward Jussi Jokinen, former @FlaPanthers player whose family still lives in #Parkland , Fla., said school shooting at #Douglas HS is “very sad and frightening”...Still feels special connection to South Fla

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1 year

You won’t find any better coverage of #TimeToHunt #Flapanthers in the Stanley Cup finals than from @GeorgeRichards at Florida Hockey Now. While some outlets have started covering team during playoff run after ignoring them for years, G-Man never stopped providing news/features.

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Paul Maurice is getting his second shot at winning the Stanley Cup. These opportunities don’t come every day — he knows that better than anyone.

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7 years

Letestu's expression here is great

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7 years

#CBJ first period summary:

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10 months

@BCrawford247 @247Sports @Brett_McMurphy Two teams that will have zero desire to be there.

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3 years

Can't find enough local coverage of #NHL best team #TimeToHunt ? Probably not looking in the right place. Tons of great stuff from @GeorgeRichards daily on @flahockeynow . For less than the cost of two vodka-cran on South Beach, you can read G-Man for an entire year. No one better.

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6 years

A stat for #CBJ Bread lovers: @9Artemi 's 36 points since Feb. 18 are second-most in the #NHL (McDavid has 40) and Panarin's 48 points since Jan. 7 are tied for 4th most by a player in the league.

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4 years

He needs to be muted like that unruly elementary school student during Zoom class.

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4 years

Turn off Trump's mic when it's not his turn to talk.

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3 years

@Switz @UNC_Basketball Despite being the lowest ranked of the top seeds, Baylor was handed two home games Thursday and Saturday 90 miles from its campus. No one should feel sorry for the Bears. They were given every opportunity to advance, including help from three horrible officials.

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@JonRothstein For context, UConn has played a 13 seed, an 8 seed, two 5 seeds, and is about to play another 5 seed in the national championship. 2018 Villanova thumped 1 seed Kansas by 16 points in the Final Four.

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6 years

I have thoroughly enjoyed covering #CBJ for @DispatchAlerts . Best job I ever had. And I've fallen in love with C-Bus. Could have asked for a better situation professionally. That makes it especially hard to leave. Appreciate Jackets readers' passion for the team (more...)

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7 years

#CBJ will return to practice post All-Star break at 2 pm Monday. Brandon Dubinsky’s agent told me today that Dubinsky will be there with the rest of the team just as he said last week

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7 years

#CBJ Torts says @9Artemi 's English is improving: "I see him and Bob, and when they're together, I wish Bob would force him to speak English. I can't control that. That's their call." Says Panarin is "shy even in the room...he's beginning to open up. He's got a great personality"

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6 years

Sonny Milano said he got a haircut, but this time Torts didn’t tell him to do it. Did it on his own #CBJ

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2 years

@delatorre Thank God. When you’re trying to repair your program’s reputation, stupid stuff like this doesn’t help.

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6 years

#CBJ have qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history.

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6 years

As #CBJ go into the final 6 games of reg. season without captain @NickFoligno , this remark from Mark Letestu before the team left Columbus for its 3-game western Canada trip stands out: "We've been tooting our horn about how much depth we have. We have to show it off now."

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2 years

The T. Smith injury is awful, but to dole out a Flagrant 2 and ejection to Leaky Black because of the outcome of the sequence is unfair, as egregious as ejection of Manek against Baylor in last year’s NCAAT. It’s one thing to deem Black’s foul as excessive and a 1. But a 2?

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6 years

#CBJ Torts on @18Dubois : "He’s not afraid of a thing. He’s not afraid of any responsibility. He’s not afraid of any person, any stature. That is a great job by our management team & scouting staff hanging their balls out there taking him. A lot of people second-guessed our group"

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7 years

#CBJ Artemi Panarin working on stickhandling before practice

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6 months

@_andrewcarter He ain’t wrong.

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7 years

D Ryan Murray is practicing WITH the team today #CBJ

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3 years

@g_hender09 The guy who took a cheap shot on Tyler Hansbrough in the final minute of a blowout loss weighing in on how to show class. This is too rich.

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6 years

#CBJ Torts said @NationwideArena has "untapped" home-ice advantage. Its potential has shown in "little spurts" (like last night when it got really loud) and if the Jackets can sustain success, the home crowd can really be something special

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6 years

#CBJ Torts said "the building helped us" during 3-goal surge at start of 2nd period last night. "I just can imagine, if we get where we want to be, and we’re that team that’s going to be competing all the time in the playoffs, this is going to be a tough building to play in."

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7 years

#CBJ Jack Johnson: "Management has sent a clear message that they still believe in this group a tremendous amount. The only thing left to do now is go win the Stanley Cup."

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7 years

Matt Calvert is practicing with #cbj today

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9 months

Cristobal: "We felt like we had to address the line of scrimmage and we did that last year with the offensive line and this year with the defensive line."

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10 years

QB Torrance Gibson of American Heritage named Florida Dairy Farmers Class 5A Player of the Year for Florida HS football

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7 years

Just spoke to #CBJ team spokesman Todd Sharrock. He reiterated that Brandon Dubinsky's absence from the team is not disciplinary. He said it's solely related to medical issues, which is why the team can't comment.

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#CBJ @NickFoligno said playfully of 19-year-old teammate @18Dubois : "We're trying to figure out what we can and cannot do with P-L. We’re going to be doing a lot of babysitting. Probably just lock him in somewhere. He’ll be so nervous, I’m sure, anyway.”

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7 years

Since the trade deadline, #CBJ are 10-2 and have scored 47 goals (3.92 goals per game)

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7 years

With 15 games left, @18Dubois needs 4 points to tie Rick Nash for 2nd most points by a #CBJ rookie behind @ZachWerenski . Dubois will tie Boone Jenner for 2nd most goals by a rookie with his next one. Needs 2 to tie Nash for most goals (17) by a Jackets rookie.

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7 years

A look at @9Artemi celebrating his 5 assists in the dressing room

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RT to congratulate @9Artemi 🍞 for tying a #CBJ record tonight with 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

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Asked if the medical issues were more than just his eye, #CBJ @BDubi17 said "You guys can speculate all you want. That’s up to you. I’m telling you what I’m going to tell you. We’re people too. We have stuff that is private to us and we want to keep that way."

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#CBJ @NickFoligno jokingly asked @9Artemi Panarin who'd win a fight between them. "He said, 'On the ice, you'd win it. But off the ice...' I'm, like, bulls---! But I don't know. Because I've seen him with his UFC [moves] and it kind of scares me."

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6 years

#CBJ Torts: “I want someone to show me a better defender on the back end in this league than [ @seth_jones3 ]. Forget about the points, his speed and how he controls the pace of the game for us. I want someone to show me on tape a better defender...there’s not too many"

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7 years

Also, Dubinsky has been helping Dubois work on face offs. Torts said he likes that type of leadership from Dubi #CBJ

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6 years

Xavien Howard: " I don't feel like I get recognized enough. I want to let them know I'm the best corner in the game, though." @MiamiDolphins @gunnerhal @schadjoe @JasonLieser @pbpost

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7 years

#CBJ Letestu's "pipe dream" comes true. Blue Jackets trade a draft pick to bring Mark Letestu back to Columbus

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2 years

@BrendanRMarks @DonnaDitota1 Boeheim is acting like a petulant child about a simple topic because he can't be mature and straightforward like a normal person. Retire or keep coaching. No one cares that much, Jim. You're irrelevant in the college basketball landscape at this point in your career.

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Heading home to Columbus from my old home, Miami. Tiny plane. Feel bad for Seth Jones, Boone Jenner, Josh Anderson and Scott Harrington folded into seats in the back of the bird. While they play Euchre, I’ll be working on writing my Jones feature. #CBJ

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7 years

Book Loft is tremendous. Why did it take me so long to see this place in Columbus? #CBJ day off

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2 years

@smillerdegnan Both the Canes and Gators are better off without this headache. There’s a reason Saban and Bama stopped pursuing him.

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6 years

Full GM Jarmo Kekalainen comments on Matt Calvert leaving #CBJ

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#CBJ @NickFoligno on @9Artemi : "As elite as he is, there's going to be guys that target him. He's more than willing to handle himself. He came to the aid of Andy a couple of games ago. We're like, 'Please, Bread, no!'" Then immediately, "Actually, I kind of want to see this."

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6 years

#CBJ Jarmo said France C Alexandre Texier will stay in Europe for another year, noted the 18-year-old needs time to mature physically. "But he played some great games." Said Texier "was one of the best players on the ice" during his 3 primary assist game vs Austria

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#CBJ @joshanderson_77 on not being content with a split on road vs. #ALLCAPS : "Yeah, we’re up 1-0 right now, but how sweet would that be to be 2-0 going back home with our fans? We’re going to be stepping on the gas pedal here and trying to pull out another win."

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6 years

Please continue to read the #CBJ work of @GeorgeRichards , @MichaelArace1 , @rollerCD and others at @DispatchAlerts , as well as @Aportzline , @treed1919 , @AlisonL , @kristynrepke , @markscheig . They, along with @LoriSchmidt and @DMaetzMedia on the radio all provide tremendous coverage

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#CBJ @mattcalvert11 on Game 6: "Can't wait. We'll dissect this game, look what we can do better, and I can't wait to get back in front of our fans. We really owe them one."

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#CBJ Torts also said @CamAtkinson13 's leadership isn't talked about enough. "We talk about the Jonesys and the Breads and all those guys, and Cam has become a leader here, too, with his play. ...He's kind of putting it on his shoulders here to get something going for us."

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#CBJ @NickFoligno on Bob: "You’ve seen a more mature Bob, a guy who understands himself more. He’s a guy that’s going to rise to that occasion, because he has every time he’s been challenged. If I had to pick anybody in the league to go to the playoffs with, it would be him."

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McDaniel on Phillips: "We all know he will come back with a vengeance...but it's a long journey for sure"

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7 years

#CBJ Jussi Jokinen on his PP role: "I was practicing with that 2nd unit. Wennberg is the brains of that power play. I really like him as a player, how smart he is. I actually told him, too, 'This is your power play. You need to tell me what you want me to do.'"

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Also tonight, RW @CamAtkinson13 will become 7th player in #CBJ history to play 400 career games with franchise. Atkinson, who made his NHL debut in 2011-12, was drafted by #CBJ in 6th round (157th overall) of 2008 draft, though he said he likes to tell people he was 3rd overall

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Torts said #CBJ players' dads will have lunch with the team. Torts won't be heavily involved. "I don't go looking for them, because it's really the player's and dad's time," but Torts said he saw a few dads this morning. "My God, I looked at Nuti's dad, they're twins!"

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#CBJ Torts said of @18Dubois , "The thing I’m most surprised about him is just his lack of fear as far as situations thrown at him. ...I have loaded up Luc as far as the situations I've put him in. He just takes it and has thrived. He has grabbed a hold of it and wants more"

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8 years

LB Shaq Quarterman #UM #Canes

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Now @CamAtkinson 's contract extension with #CBJ is done. It's for 7 years as 1st reported by @APortzline . But, the average annual value (AAV) is a bit higher than reported. It's $5.875 for a total of $41.125. Expected to be announced by team Friday

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#CBJ Torts on @BDubi17 : "You know what? I miss Dubi. He doesn’t have big numbers this year, he makes a ton of mistakes in the game, all the time, but I miss him on the bench. The boys miss him on the bench. He’s a little bit of the heartbeat of our team, but we don’t have him"

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#CBJ @NickFoligno : "We’ve been practicing that for a while now, finding ways to win. There's a quiet confidence in this group. We’re not cocky. We’re not arrogant. We have swagger. We know when we put ourselves in these situations, we can get out of them"

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7 years

Asked by @Aportzline about possible changes after this loss, Torts responded, "Portzy, don't walk me down that road right now. Please" #CBJ

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6 years

Calvert says the #CBJ players dealing with illness all appear to be fully healthy now

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7 years

#CBJ Didn't initially notice the scoreboard pointing by @18Dubois . good stuff

1st Ohio Battery

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Pierre-Luc Dubois channeling his inner Vinny Prospal, the patron saint of scoreboard pointing. #CBJ

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Always humble, @18Dubois felt bad about breaking @ZachWerenski 's #CBJ rookie points record, even though Werenski said last week he wanted Dubois to get it.

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A Wolverine in Columbus and it’s not Zach Werenski or Jack Johnson

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