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Columbus Blue Jackets free agent defenseman, Ron Hainsey, has signed a five year, $22.5 million contract with the Thrashers today.

Blueland Blog is reporting that this move could truly help an anemic scoring tradition from the defense in years past.

Hainsey had 8 goals last year and 9 the year before. Our franchise record for goals in a season by a defenseman is 10. With Hainsey going from the defensively tight West to the more free-flowing East he could break that mark if he continues to play as well as he did in Columbus. Hainsey played on Columbus’ top pair and averaged 22:33 of ice-time per game in 2007-08.

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