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For the Columbus Blue Jackets, the hits just keep on comin'.
Tuesday was another day and the Jax have lost another top six forward.
Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards disclosed on Tuesday that gritty, two-way center Brandon Dubinsky has been placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury. Dubinsky has been ruled out for the season opener in Buffalo on Thursday night. Here's the Jax official injury list:
The official Blue Jackets injury report as of Oct. 7, 2014:
C Brandon Dubinsky Lower body, out indefinitelyC/LW Brian Gibbons Undisclosed, timetable TBD
C/LW Boone Jenner Broken hand, out 5 weeks
RW Nathan Horton Back injury, timetable TBD
D Ryan Murray Knee, timetable TBD
Dubinsky scored 16 goals and added 34 assists for 50 points in 2013-14. On the positive tip, the Blue Jax and disgruntled center Ryan Johansen agreed on a three year, $12 million contract on Monday. He missed the full training camp and hasn't participated in scrimmages on in NHL exhibition games. There's no saying what type of shape Johansen's will be in on Thursday night.
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