3 Takeaways from Dean Evason's introductory press conference with the Columbus Blue Jackets

Dean Evason made a strong first impression in his first press conference for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Here are three things that stood out to me.

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It took more than a month, but the Blue Jackets finally nailed down their new head coach on Monday, signing Dean Evason to a multi-year contract. Today, they introduced him formally via press conference.

I'll admit that I was pretty skeptical of Evason at first, but today's presser put me at ease a little bit. In case you missed it, you can catch it on YouTube here.

What stood out to me the most? I was able to nail down three things from his answers to a variety of questions. Let's take a look...

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