COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets are back from their five-game road trip, but their captain will not be on the ice any time soon.
Head coach Dean Evason told reporters, including team reporter Jeff Svoboda, at Thursday’s morning skate ahead of their game vs. the Edmonton Oilers that the injury that Boone Jenner suffered on Tuesday in Seattle is not a “short term” injury.
Jenner left in the second period of Tuesday night’s 2-1 shootout win vs. the Kraken with an upper-body injury and did not return. He played just 7:21 of the game.
He has three goals and 10 points in 16 games this season.
The injury news comes after Jenner, 32, played in just 26 games last season. He didn’t make his season debut until Feb. 22 after suffering a preseason shoulder injury that required surgery.
Jenner had seven goals and 19 points in the 26 games he played for the Blue Jackets last season.
Injuries have been a struggle at times for Jenner, who has not played 70 or more games in a season since the 2019-20 season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jenner is in the final year of a four-year contract with an average annual value of $3.75 million.
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