Blue Jackets Place 3 Players on IR; Announce Star Blue-Liner Finished for Regular Season
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that defenseman Zach Werenski will miss the remainder of the regular season with a torn labrum and separated shoulder. The injury was suffered during last night's game against Philadelphia after an awkward collision.
In addition to Werenski, Columbus placed defenseman Nick Blankenburg (fractured ankle), center Sean Kuraly (upper-body, day-to-day), and forward Jakub Voracek (upper-body, indefinitely) on injured reserve.
In a corresponding move, the Blue Jackets recalled defensemen Gavin Bayreuther, Marcus Bjork, and David Jiricek from the AHL on emergency basis.
Currently dead last in the NHL - tied with St. Louis, the Blue Jackets were tanking before these injuries. Hard to define what is going to happen from here on out.
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NOVEMBRE 11 | 196 ANSWERS Blue Jackets Place 3 Players on IR; Announce Star Blue-Liner Finished for Regular Season Which top prospect ends up in Columbus? | ||
| Connor Bedard | 53 | 27 % |
| Matvei Michkov | 56 | 28.6 % |
| Adam Fantilli | 49 | 25 % |
| Other | 38 | 19.4 % |
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| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ross Colton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ben Hutton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brandon Saad | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Sissons | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Devon Toews | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Ahcan | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
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