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Scott Hartnell A Great Fit In Columbus

07/30/2014 at 8:23am EDT

from Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch,

Hartnell is happy to be here only because he believes the Blue Jackets have a chance to be good for several years, and he sees himself playing a key role in that. That starts with beating a Pittsburgh team that knocked the Jackets out of the playoffs.

“The Pens are not my favorite team, probably by far,” he said. “I think they’re only a couple hours drive from Columbus, so I’m excited to stir that pot a little bit and get under Crosby’s and Malkin’s skin and frustrate them like I usually do.”

He grinned.

More than two months before the start of the season, the trade of R.J. Umberger to the Flyers for Hartnell looks like a home run.

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