Zach Werenski will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury and Nick Blankenburg is out 6-8 weeks as Blue Jackets' injuries pile up.
, but went back down to Cleveland when the blue line returned — for a fleeting moment — to full health other than Boqvist's injury. Boqvist was initially given a six-week timeline, so he's approximately four weeks away from a return.
"What do you do? gobbling 26 minutes a night, he's a pretty important guy," coach Brad Larsen said."Don't underestimate what Blanks is doing for us, either. He's going to be out longterm here too. That was our top pairing, so they're out. It's a tough pill to swallow this morning, but you move by it. It's opportunities for some other guys to show, so we're going to see what they have.
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