Kent Johnson (photo: nhl.com)
The fears were confirmed. The Columbus Blue Jackets placed center Kent Johnson on the injured list on Sunday, announcing that his season will be over after shoulder surgery this week.
The 21-year-old native of British Columbia suffered the injury in Wednesday’s game against the Rangers. Until then, he played 42 games in which he produced six goals and 16 points.
Appears Kent Johnson’s injury may have happened on the last faceoff after the second ENG. MSG feed didn’t get good look at it. But Bally’s feed did. Johnson in obvious discomfort here. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/ZkG3Uc22Mw
— Mark Scheig (@mark_scheig) February 29, 2024
Johnson, who was the fifth pick in the 2021 draft, has played 130 games in the NHL so far, scoring 22 goals and 59 points.
Columbus also announced that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins’ upper-body injury is still being evaluated on a day-to-day basis. Goalkeeper Jet Greaves was called up from Cleveland of the AHL.
2024-03-04 08:18:08
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