Steve Mason RUMORS & NEWS

Philly.com "Ilya Bryzgalov, the wannabe cosmonaut who enjoys critiquing journalists in his spare time, cannot be blamed for the Flyers' failure to make the playoffs this season. The quirky Russian goalie was good, not great, and his overall numbers - a pedestrian 2.79 goals-against average and career-worst..." May 02

Newark Star-Ledger "If you want an answer to who the starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers is going to be next season, you’re certainly not going to find it here. If you woke up general manager Paul Holmgren or head coach Peter Laviolette in the middle of the night, you probably would be wasting your..." April 20

NHL.com "When Paul Holmgren announced that Steve Mason was going to be one of the Flyers two goalies for the rest of this year and next season too, he wasn’t kidding. Mason, 24, who would have been a restricted free agent in the summer, signed a one-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $1.5..." April 08

Courier-Post "According to reports, the Flyers have sent a draft pick to Columbus for goalie Steve Mason. That’s right. Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup. That’s right. Sergei Bobrovsky was the Flyers’ backup last year. In 13 games this season, Mason has a 2.95 goals-against average and .899 save percentage...." April 03

Columbus Dispatch "Year in review: For a third straight season and under a new goaltending coach, Mason compiled some of the worst statistics in the NHL, prompting the Blue Jackets to recognize that he can't be their starter next season. … The Blue Jackets have said Mason could return as the back-up next season, but..." May 28

Columbus Dispatch "Three years ago, a popular discussion in NHL circles was a debate about rookie goaltenders: if you started a franchise, would you rather have Steve Mason of the Blue Jackets or Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators as your building block? It's no longer much of a debate. While..." April 30

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason will not play tonight after being hit in the mask with a shot by Colton Gillies during this morning's pregame skate. The Blue Jackets, in turn, signed former University of Michigan goaltender Shawn Hunwick to a one-day amateur tryout agreement. He will..." March 28

Columbus Dispatch "If Steve Mason's improved play lately had caused the Blue Jackets' brass to consider the goaltender an integral piece in the team's reconfiguration, games like yesterday's 6-3 loss to Edmonton make that seem like a foolish proposition. Mason surrendered five second-period goals and was replaced..." March 26

Columbus Dispatch "Chicago Blackhawks goals came from odd angles and even on shots that didn't look like shots in a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jackets last night. When Steve Mason did make saves, they often were greeted by derisive cheers from the Nationwide Arena crowd. But except for one goal, Mason didn't..." March 21

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason has at times appeared at least as fragile as — if not more than — his harried teammates during a season that slipped away in October and kept on slipping. Mason lost his grip completely this month, when he suffered a cut left pinkie that prevented him from..." March 20

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason has often been the most convenient target for a fed-up fan base, fairly or not, in a season full of failures. Mason is in a third consecutive season that failed to live up to the expectations of his first, when he won the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the..." March 16

Columbus Dispatch "Hockey is becoming fun again for Steve Mason. This season has not gone the way the Blue Jackets goaltender hoped, but his stretch of strong play continued last night in Columbus' 3-2 victory over Phoenix. Mason stopped 38 of 40 shots, including several key ones in the final two periods as..." March 07

Columbus Dispatch "A back injury to goaltender Curtis Sanford has opened the door for Steve Mason to reclaim his No.1 job with the Blue Jackets. Nobody can say what the future holds for Mason — he's under contract through 2012-13 at $3.2 million a season — but it's never too late for him to start playing..." February 16

Columbus Dispatch "With Curtis Sanford hampered by a sore back and out of the lineup indefinitely, the Blue Jackets have turned to beleaguered goaltender Steve Mason as their starter. No one will say it, but the implications are clear: this might be Mason's last, best chance to get his NHL career back on track..." February 12

Columbus Dispatch "For Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, the atmosphere in the dressing room on Thursday after a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars was something to savor, a forgotten memory coming back to him. "It's nice to come into the room and see smiles on faces and hear some music afterward," Mason said...." December 31

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason stayed later than usual at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, but he wasn't basking in the glory of his first victory in more than a month. He was taking two liters of IV fluids to deal with intense cramping in his right quadriceps. It worked wonders. Mason had..." December 15

Columbus Dispatch "This was supposed to be the season that the goal-starved Blue Jackets took some pressure off their franchise goaltender, Steve Mason. The team went on an offseason spending spree and acquired high-priced punch in the form of center Jeff Carter and defenseman James Wisniewski. But the..." December 13

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason spent his offseason deconstructing his game under new position coach Ian Clarke. Now, after a brutal start to the season, Mason is trying to decompress. Curtis Sanford, one of the few uplifting stories to emerge this season, made his ninth consecutive..." December 03

Columbus Dispatch "oaltender Steve Mason did not travel with the Blue Jackets to New Jersey yesterday, meaning rookie Allen York will back up Curtis Sanford tonight against the Devils. But early signs indicate that Mason, believed to have a mild concussion, will not be out of the lineup long term, general manager..." November 23

Columbus Dispatch "During a nightmarish first month of the season, goaltender Steve Mason was neither bad enough to blame nor good enough to pull the Blue Jackets out of the muck. But last night, in a start that harkened back to some of his worst performances of the past two seasons, Mason grabbed the steering..." November 04

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets' dressing room was no longer a highly pressurized container yesterday. An out-of-nowhere 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday replaced the gnashing of teeth with relaxed smiles and an eagerness for practice. Nobody had a bigger bounce in his step than goaltender Steve..." October 27

Columbus Dispatch "The arrival of defenseman James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets lineup, and all that he brings — the swagger, the Napoleon field gun shot, the quick, deft passes out of the defensive zone — were clearly a lift for a down-in-the-dumps club last night. But the biggest boost of all might have come..." October 26

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason was scheduled to have his first night off on Tuesday, but a groin injury to backup Curtis Sanford put him in net for another loss. Like the Jackets (0-5-1), Mason is winless. He ranks 34th in save percentage (.883) and 33rd in goals-against average (3.34)...." October 20

Columbus Dispatch "Steve Mason is blessed with a build that would fit in almost any pro sport, but his lithe yet powerful frame makes him especially suited to be a hockey goaltender. Blue Jackets goaltending coach Ian Clark, hired in June, made sure to quickly remind his newest charge that a 6-foot-4, 211-pound..." October 07

Columbus Dispatch "It was media day in Nationwide Arena yesterday. The Blue Jackets had a luncheon and then made available general manager Scott Howson, coach Scott Arniel and players Jeff Carter, R.J. Umberger, Antoine Vermette and Steve Mason. They were smiling. The ice is down. Autumn beckons. Physicals are on..." September 13

Columbus Dispatch "In an offseason of decisive action, general manager Scott Howson's boldest move was the one he didn't make. Before the Twitter neophyte introduced new additions Jeff Carter, James Wisniewski, Vinny Prospal and Radek Martinek to his 5,821 followers, Howson needed to decide whether Steve Mason..." August 11

Columbus Dispatch "It wasn't Scott Arniel's most articulate answer, but the ambiguous words seemed a precise fit for the puzzling subject. With a month remaining in the regular season, the Blue Jackets first-year coach was asked yesterday if he knew what he had in goaltender Steve Mason. "Kinda, sorta," Arniel..." March 09

Columbus Dispatch "Over the past five days, Blue Jackets equipment manager Tim LeRoy has suited up as a goaltender for more practices than the club's No.1 goalie, Steve Mason. That's a worrisome sign for a club in the heat of a postseason race. Mason did not practice yesterday after being diagnosed with..." February 16

Columbus Dispatch "Long before the ice storm turned central Ohio sidewalks into luge runs and driveways into treacherous terrain, Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason was having difficulty gaining traction. Throughout the season, short stretches of decent play have been followed by inevitable slipups like the one..." February 03