ColumbusDispatch - As a loud, passionate crowd celebrated one of the Blue Jackets' most emphatic victories in franchise history Thursday night, some scary moments played out behind the scenes in Nationwide Arena.  Two threats to shoot the Blue Jackets' rookie goaltender, Steve Mason, and another threat to bomb the arena led to an arrest on the Northwest Side before the game ended. Peter Stenzel, 52, was charged with inducing panic and menacing, both misdemeanors, after police traced the phone calls to his apartment at 6115 O'Sweeney Lane. Stenzel was found wearing a T-shirt of the Calgary Flames, the team the Blue Jackets routed 5-0 on Thursday, when he was arrested at 8:45 p.m. He is to be arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court this morning. "When they got to his residence, he was upset. He was a passionate hockey fan." Police say Stenzel's first call was placed at 7:45 p.m., about the time the first period ended with the Blue Jackets leading 2-0. The third and final call was placed at 8:11, which would have been early in the second period.

Now what this story doesn’t tell you is that if the NHL playoffs started today the first round matchup would be the Blue Jackets vs. the Flames.   Kind of puts a different spin on it when you look at it that way right?  I mean this wasn’t just another meaningless regular season hockey game we're talking about here.   This was about sending a message for the post season.  So sure the Blue Jackets won 5-0, but  maybe next time it won’t be as easy when they’re thinking about getting assassinated by some nut job Flames fan.    Because anybody who knows anything about playoff hockey knows that if you can plant the seed of doubt or fear into you’re opponent, you’ve all but won.    Advantage Calgary.