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#CBJinCLE: Day 1 Notebook

CLEVELAND – Entering today, three days and three practices were all that separated the Blue Jackets and their season opener on Friday night.

It won’t all be work and no play in the interim, though. During this two-day stay in Cleveland, the plan is for some team-building activities around town, including a trip to the world-famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame downtown and also a team dinner.

This morning’s practice at OBM Arena in Strongsville (the official practice facility of the team’s new AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters) was an intense, fast-paced session that had the “season’s approaching” feel to it; plenty of systems work, 5-on-5 drills and some battle drills to close it out.