For nonplayoff clubs such as the Blue Jackets, it has already been a long summer.
Almost two months have passed since the Jackets' seventh season ended with a loss to St. Louis. But the quiet is about to be broken. The Summer of Sweeping Changes is about to commence.
The NHL scouting combine just wrapped up in Toronto, giving general managers and agents a chance to mingle in the hotel lobby while the next wave of hockey talent is poked, prodded and subjected to long, intense interviews. The GMs will meet in Detroit this week -- more time to send out feelers for offseason moves.
Finally, there is the draft June 20-21 in Ottawa, where lots of deals will be rumored to go down, and some of them actually will.
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Howson mapping out Jackets' strategy
Howson mapping out Jackets' strategy
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