Steve Mason

oulder injury.  But the Blue Jackets just kept winning with the likes of hot rookie goaltender Steve Mason and top point-getter Rick Nash leading the way.  Finishing seventh in the Western Conference, the Jackets can only get better with Brassard coming back for training camp.

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fective in this series.

Another player that was watched closely is Jackets’ goalie Steve Mason.  The Calder Trophy candidate had a phenomenal year in goal, posting a .920 save percentage, ranking him 16th in the NHL.  He ended up second in the league as well, with a spectacular 2.29 GAA.  But he all but fell on his face in the playoffs with a dreadful 4.27 GAA and a .878 save percentage.  He gave up rebounds left and right, being a part of the reason he faced 139 shots against in all four games.  Mason is still a young 20 years of age, so he is expected to bounce back next season and play the great hockey he displayed throughout the regular season.

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quo; big fourth goal against Columbus on Sunday, slamming a backhand against standout rookie goalie Steve Mason. All three players have been spectacular, and are expected to stay that way in the Blues’ last six games of the regular season.

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When 20 year-old Steve Mason was named as the WJC MVP and the tournament’s top goalie in early 2008, the bar was set high for the youngster.  Leading Canada to a Gold Medal that tournament, the 6’3” goaltender has risen above and beyond those standards.  Posting a league-best .934 save percentage and being tied for first in the league with five shutouts through 23 games, he is pretty much a shoe-in for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game, right?  Wrong.

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