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Bittner's dedication, conviction have him on NHL path

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Paul Bittner, the Blue Jackets’ second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, made quite an impression at the United States’ World Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid earlier this month.

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound left wing was a one-man wrecking crew for the U.S., using his imposing size and strength to bully opponents and his lethal shot to score goals and create chances seemingly at will. In every way imaginable, Bittnerlooked as if he’s well on his way to becoming the power forward that Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen’s staff believed he could be when Columbus drafted him this past June.