The Blue Jackets have made a pair of roster strikes upfront of their sport Saturday night time towards Vancouver. The Blue Jackets introduced that they’ve positioned defenseman Adam Boqvist on injured reserve with an upper-body harm; taking his place on the roster is Nick Blankenburg who has been recalled from AHL Cleveland.
Boqvist was injured in Thursday’s victory over Calgary when he took a puck to the face on the bench. Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch relays that the blueliner misplaced tooth and one thing worse in consequence. Boqvist is in the midst of a tough season as accidents and scratches have restricted him to simply 20 video games the place he has seven assists. Final season, the 23-year-old regarded to show the nook offensively with 24 factors in 46 contests however he simply hasn’t been in a position to get again to that sort of efficiency this 12 months. There’s no phrase on how lengthy Boqvist will probably be out with the crew merely saying that he’s out by the All-Star break.
Blankenburg, in the meantime, was a full-timer on the roster for Columbus final season although he missed time because of harm. This 12 months, nevertheless, he has primarily performed within the minors, suiting up in 19 video games for the Monsters the place he has three targets and 9 assists. The 25-year-old has performed in six video games with the Blue Jackets, averaging almost 18 minutes an evening. That is his last season of waiver exemption.
Columbus not too long ago despatched David Jiricek again to Cleveland so it is perhaps a bit stunning that he didn’t get the promotion to return. Nonetheless, with Jiricek’s ice time being restricted these days, it is perhaps extra helpful to have an prolonged stretch with the Monsters the place he’ll get massive minutes persistently over being despatched forwards and backwards as accidents come and go.
