 Columbus also traded former first round draft pick Nikita Filatov to the Ottawa Senators for a third @-@ round pick in the 2011 Draft . Filatov had failed to live up to expectations in Columbus , playing in only 44 games over three seasons scoring six goals . Prior to the start of the season , the Blue Jackets were questioned for not signing a veteran back @-@ up to starting goaltender Steve Mason , as the former Calder Memorial Trophy winner had struggled in consecutive seasons . The Blue Jackets signed Mark Dekanich as the back @-@ up who had only 50 minutes of NHL experience prior to the start of the season . Columbus did sign a veteran Curtis Sanford to be their third string goaltender and to start for their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Springfield Falcons . Sanford had not played in the NHL since 2009 . During training camp , Dekanich suffered a high ankle sprain that was expected to keep him out of the line @-@ up for a month . Additionally , Sanford suffered a groin injury , leaving Allen York as the back @-@ up . York had only played four professional games , all in the AHL , entering the season . 
 Columbus also traded former first round draft pick Nikita Filatov to the Ottawa Senators for a third @-@ round pick in the 2011 Draft . Filatov <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> failed to live up to expectations in Columbus , playing in only 44 games over three seasons scoring six goals . Prior to the start of the season , the Blue Jackets <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> questioned for not signing <a href='None' title='3'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='4'><mark>veteran</mark></a> back @-@ up to starting goaltender Steve Mason , as the former Calder Memorial Trophy winner <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> struggled in consecutive seasons . The Blue Jackets signed Mark Dekanich as the back @-@ up <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a>had only 50 minutes of NHL experience prior to the start of the season . Columbus did sign a veteran Curtis Sanford to be their third string goaltender and to start for their American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Springfield Falcons . Sanford <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> not played in the NHL since 2009 . During training camp , Dekanich suffered a high ankle sprain <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>was expected to keep him out of the line @-@ up for a month . Additionally , Sanford suffered a groin injury , leaving Allen York as the back @-@ up . York <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>had</mark></a> only played four professional games , all in the AHL , entering the season . 
Columbus also traded former first round draft pick Nikita Filatov to the Ottawa Senators for a third @-@ round pick in the 2011 Draft . Filatov done failed to live up to expectations in Columbus , playin in only 44 games over three seasons scoring six goals . Prior to da start of tdaseason , thdalue Jackets was questioned for not signing no veteran bk @-@ up to starting goaltender Steve Mason , as the former Calder Memorial Trophy winner done struggled in consecutive seasons . The Blue Jackets signed Mark Dekanich as the babak-@ up had only 50 minutes of NHL experience prior to the start of the season . Columbus did sign a veteran Curtis Sanford to be their third string goaltender and to start for their American fball League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Springfield Falcons . Sanford done not played in thedaL since 2009 . durin training camp , Dekanich suffered a high ankle sprain was expected to keep him out of the line @-@ up fa a month . Additionally , Sanford suffered a groin injury , leavin Allen York as the dabacc@ up . York done only played 4 professional games , all in the AHL , entering the season .