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Judgment Days

By Gare Joyce

Friday, October 24, 2008

On draft day, the proud No. 1 pick stands alongside beaming team executives, wearing his new team's sweater while basking in the love of his new bosses, fans, family and friends. But that special day is only the last in a series that begins weeks earlier, at the NHL's draft combine in Toronto. There the top-ranked players from North America and Europe are invited to have their bodies and psyches prodded, poked and run through the paces. This year, the Blue Jackets gave The Magazine fly-on-the-wa ...

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