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Informal skates give Blue Jackets a head start on new season

Count the Blue Jackets players in that group. They’re fired up.

In larger numbers than years past, players have returned to Columbus in advance of the season to skate with their teammates and get a head start before training camp opens on Sept. 18. That group has grown to nearly 25 this week, and more are expected as the calendar now flips to September.

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