HOCKEY ROUNDUP Two Blue Jackets fans injured in fall at arena

Neither fan was reportedly injured seriously in the 15-foot fall.
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COLUMBUS -- Two men fell about 15 feet onto a walkway at Nationwide Arena Saturday night and were taken to a hospital with what a Columbus Blue Jackets spokesman said were minor injuries.
The men were "behaving recklessly" when they fell onto a concrete floor in front of the Zamboni storage area in the second period of the Columbus Blue Jackets game with the Phoenix Coyotes, spokesman Todd Sharrock said.
The two men did not want to be taken to Grant Medical Center, but medics insisted as a precaution, Sharrock said. He called their injuries "very minor."
Play resumed as emergency medical personnel tended the men.
Sharrock did not know their names or ages. A nursing supervisor at the hospital said she had no immediate information on them.
In March 2002, 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil died two days after being struck by a shot off the stick of Columbus' Espen Knutsen that deflected into the stands at Nationwide. Hers was the first fan death from an injury at a National Hockey League game.
As a result, the NHL installed protective netting in all its arenas before this season.
Job status
The Thrashers have interviewed only Terry Murray so far in their coaching search. GM Don Waddell, the team's interim coach, said he's not close to naming a replacement for Curt Fraser.
The financial problems of the Senators also affect a few players on other teams. Alexei Yashin of the Islanders, for example, had deferred money in his early contracts, so he still gets checks from the Senators. What happens if the Senators declare bankruptcy? It will be interesting to see where deferred money ranks when the team's debts are prioritized.
In the net
Lack of scoring, it seems, is at the root of all bad slumps in the NHL. Carolina scored 20 goals in 13 games during December and went 4-8-1. Boston scored two goals or fewer in seven of its last 10 games and was 2-7-1. And the Flyers scored six goals in a recent 1-3-1 run. And those are teams loaded with scoring talent.
If only the Kings could get healthy, they might lead the NHL in scoring. In the eight games in which the trio of Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh and Ziggy Palffy have played, they have combined for 13 goals and 33 points.
Nashville defenseman Bill Houlder broke a 144-game goal drought in style last week when he scored the game-winner in a 3-2 victory against Ottawa.
The Sharks' penalty kill can be blamed for a lot of the team's problems. San Jose had allowed 45 power-play goals through 38 games, worst in the NHL. It allowed 54 in 82 games last season.