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Blue Jackets: Shootout skills get special attention
New players bring chance to improve in important facet
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:08 AM
By Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
COLLEGE CORNER, Ohio -- In the feel-good atmosphere of one of Ohio's great college towns these next two days, the Blue Jackets will end their practices at Miami University's Goggin Ice Arena with the levity of a simulated shootout.
But just below the surface of the trick moves and fist-pumping goal celebrations, it will be serious business.
The Blue Jackets won just three of their 11 shootouts last season, tied with Minnesota for worst in the NHL.
"We didn't have much success, that's for sure," Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock said. "It's how our team was built, to a certain extent.
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