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Message: <blockquote data-quote="devilbat" data-source="post: 2462342" data-attributes="member: 20624">They have both, but it's unlikely they will be able to sign Khabby.Columbus seems to be the antithesis of the apathy that is in many U.S hockey markets.  The Bluejackets have a season ticket base of 12,000, and they average 17,376 per game.  Those are some pretty good numbers.  so money is not a problem.  They were sitting at approx. 17 million with 17 players under contract prior to Foote signing.  So now they sit at 21 million/18 players.  Still plenty of room for a pricey goalie.I doubt Khabibulin will leave Tampa Bay.  He's a god to floridian hockey fans, and word is that the Lightning want him back.  Without Khabibulin, I think they are an above average team, but not a repeat champ.  I can see an older goalie in Columbus.  Someone who will get a guaranteed number of games, and who wants to get one last kick at the cat.  CuJo would be a great fit.  Especially after the lousy experience he had in Detroit.</blockquote>