Most Recent Mark Letestu News
Blue Jackets forward Mark Letestu, out since Jan. 6 because of a broken right hand, was activated from injured reserve and will return to the lineup tonight. He’ll skate on a line with Vinny Prospal and center Jeff Carter.
Letestu could have some value down the stretch playing on the second line. He has five goals and 10 points in 25 games with the Blue Jackets.
Feb. 14, 2012, 1:44 p.m.
#CBJ C Mark Letestu activated off IR.
Sounds like Letestu is an option for tonight's game. He has five goals and 10 points in 25 games.
Feb. 14, 2012, 10:56 a.m.
Nikita Nikitin, James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu are all skating today at Nationwide Arena.
Good news for Letestu, who should return shortly from a broken hand. He has five goals and 10 points through 26 games with the Blue Jackets.
Feb. 8, 2012, 12:04 p.m.
#CBJ C Mark Letestu is slated to get the pin removed from his fractured hand later this week and could return next week.
Good news for Letestu, who should return shortly from a broken hand. He has five goals and 10 points through 26 games with the Blue Jackets.
Feb. 6, 2012, 1:03 p.m.
#CBJ place center Mark Letestu on injured reserve. He suffered a hand injury at San Jose on Jan. 5 and is expected to be out six weeks.
More bad news on the injury front for the Blue Jackets. The undrafted forward scored five goals and 10 points in 25 games with the Blue Jackets.
Jan. 10, 2012, 10:29 a.m.
Blue Jackets forward Mark Letestu suffered a broken right hand when he was hit along the boards by San Jose's Douglas Murray in Friday's 2-1 Sharks win in HP Pavilion. Letestu, who will travel to Columbus on Friday for further tests, said he'll likely be out of the lineup for weeks.
The undrafted forward scored five goals and 10 points in 25 games with the Blue Jackets.
Jan. 6, 2012, 10:29 a.m.
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Letestu is expected to go to the fourth line. He has five goals and nine points through 24 games with the Blue Jackets.
Jan. 4, 2012, 4:41 p.m.
Letestu will play up high with Fedor Tyutin on a power-play unit with Johansen, Prospal and Umberger.
Letestu will play the point on the second power play unit. He has four goals in 12 games since coming to the Blue Jackets.
Dec. 6, 2011, 3:35 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets acquire Mark Letestu form Pittsburgh Penguins for 2012 fourth round pick. #CBJ #Pens
Letestu registered one assist through 11 games, playing mostly on the bottom line. Expect a slight boost in his fantasy hockey value.
Nov. 8, 2011, 8:06 p.m.
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Looks like Letestu is the odd-man out with Steve MacIntyre drawing into the lineup. Over eight games, he has one assist while playing valuable offensive minutes.
Oct. 22, 2011, 1:10 p.m.
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Letestu will not play tonight with Malkin taking his place in the lineup. Set your lineup accordingly.
Oct. 13, 2011, 6:55 p.m.
"Camp's always going to be competitive. That's something that, mentally, I have to be ready for every year because that's the way it's going to be."
Letestu should make the team, helping them on the bottom lines and killing penalties. The pivot scored 14 goals and 27 points last season. He likely holds limited fantasy value when Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal are all healthy.
Sept. 22, 2011, 12:49 p.m.
He sees Arron Asham and Craig Adams on the wings of the fourth line, with Mark Letestu, Dustin Jeffrey, Richard Park, Joe Vitale and Jason Williams competing to center it
Despite scoring 14 goals and 27 points last season, Letestu will need to earn a role on the roster.
Sept. 12, 2011, 1:31 p.m.
