The Columbus Blue Jackets have won three of their last four games and earned points in all four.\u00a0 These improvements come as injury concerns continue and trade rumours begin to swirl.<\/p>\n
The injuries continue to mount for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Since the November 10th, 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>, the news has been bleak on the injury front. Three of the Blue Jackets’ top six defencemen left that game due to injury. Zach Werenski<\/a> sustained a season-ending shoulder injury<\/a>, Erik Gudbranson<\/a> an upper-body injury, and Nick Blankenburg<\/a> a fractured ankle and is out six-eight weeks.<\/p>\n In the 4-3 OT loss to the New York Islanders<\/a> on November 12th, forward Patrik Laine<\/a> suffered a sprained ankle<\/a> and will miss three-four weeks. This is Laine’s second trip to the injured list this season.\u00a0 Already beginning to resemble their AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters, the Blue Jackets lost two more regulars in Tuesday\u2019s 5-4 OT win over the Flyers. Defenceman Jake Bean<\/a> went down with an apparent shoulder injury and is out indefinitely. The club has not announced specifics, but Bean will likely be out for a significant time.<\/p>\n The team had better news on goaltender Elvis Merzlikins<\/a>.\u00a0 The club announced the struggling netminder, helped off the ice in the second period, will be out of the lineup for one to two weeks with a lower-body injury. Bean and Merzlikins join Werenski, Blankenburg, Laine, defenceman Adam Boqvist<\/a> (broken foot, out six-eight weeks), Justin Danforth<\/a> (shoulder, out for the season), and Jakub Voracek<\/a> (upper body, out indefinitely) on injured reserve. According to the website CapFriendly, the Blue Jackets now have over 33 million dollars on the injured reserve list. Unfortunately, when it rains, it pours. Perhaps Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen<\/a> can shuttle players from Cleveland on an ark.<\/p>\nChychrun Rumors, Again<\/strong><\/h3>\n