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Blue Jackets Goal Is To Keep Improving
by Paul on 08/09/09 at 07:36 AM ET
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from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
This summer presented a different challenge for Columbus General Manager Scott Howson—finding a way to make a playoff team better.
A postseason wannabe since their inception in 2000, the Jackets earned a franchise-best 92 points last season and made the playoffs for the first time. They were swept out of the first round by the Detroit Red Wings, but Howson said the experience his players gained from that series is what matters most as the franchise moves forward.
“The expectation level goes up from both internally and from our fans,” Howson told NHL.com. “So no longer will a playoff berth and out in the first round be acceptable. We’ve got to raise the bar and that’s what we are trying to do here.”
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