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- Updated: July 18, 2016
Heading into last season, the Columbus Blue Jackets appeared ready to establish themselves as a Stanley Cup Playoff team following a strong finish to 2014-15. But the bottom fell out with a 0-8-0 start that cost coach Todd Richards his job and led to a nightmare season when they went 34-40-8.
The Blue Jackets took care of some important business, re-signing defenseman Seth Jones to a six-year contract June 29 and surprising many by selecting forward Pierre-Luc Dubois with the third pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, but have had a mostly quiet offseason in terms of adding players through trades and free agency. With Lake Erie of the American Hockey League winning the Calder Cup, it looks like general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and coach John Tortorella intend to give their young players an opportunity to fill some of their holes and grow at the NHL level this season.
Here is what the Blue Jackets look like today:
KEY ARRIVALS: Scott Harrington, D: The 23-year-old stay-at-home defenseman was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs for Kerby Rychel on June 25. A second-round draft pick (No. 54) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2011 who went to Toronto in the Phil Kessel trade, Harrington played 15 games with the Maple Leafs in 2015-16 and had one assist. … Justin Scott, C: Scott, 20, signed with the Blue Jackets as an undrafted free agent after he had 28 goals and 37 assists in 67 games last season with Barrie of the Ontario Hockey League. … Jacob Graves, D: The 21-year-old Barrie, Ontario, native (6-foot-2, 194 pounds) signed as an undrafted free agent after helping London (OHL) win the Memorial Cup. … Brad Shaw, assistant: After 10 years with the St. Louis Blues, the 52-year-old joined Tortorella’s staff to coach the defensemen and run the penalty kill. … Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW: Most expected Kekalainen to take fellow Finn Jesse Puljujarvi with the third pick at the draft, but he went with Dubois instead. The 6-2, 201-pound forward had 42 goals, 57 assists and 112 penalty …
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