By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith
Club makes several moves to set 23-man roster in advance of Thursday’s season-opener at Minnesota
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets made several moves prior to submitting the 23-man roster for the opening of the 2024-25 season.
Columbus has placed forward Boone Jenner (upper body injury) on Injured Reserve. The club has also placed forwards Justin Danforth (wrist), Jordan Dumais (lower body) and Max McCue (upper body) on the Injured/Non-Roster list.
The Blue Jackets have also loaned left wing James Malatesta to the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate. In addition, forward Cayden Lindstrom, the team’s first round pick, fourth overall at the 2024 NHL Draft, will continue injury treatment.
The Blue Jackets’ 23-man roster includes: Forwards (13) – 4 Cole Sillinger, 7 Sean Kuraly, 18 Dylan Gambrell, 19 Adam Fantilli, 21 James van Riemsdyk, 23 Sean Monahan, 24 Mathieu Olivier, 27 Zach Aston-Reese, 59 Yegor Chinakhov, 62 Kevin Labanc, 82 Mikael Pyyhtia, 86 Kirill Marchenko, 91 Kent Johnson; Defense (8) – 2 Jake Christiansen, 3 Jack Johnson, 8 Zach Werenski, 9 Ivan Provorov, 22 Jordan Harris, 44 Erik Gudbranson, 55 David Jiricek and 78 Damon Severson; and Goaltenders (2) – 40 Daniil Tarasov and 90 Elvis Merzlikins.
– CBJ –
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