Zack Werenski out for the season

[transplant99]

Bleak season for BJ's gets worse.

An already challenging season was further amplified Friday when the Columbus Blue Jackets announced star defenseman Zach Werenski is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season with a separated shoulder and torn labrum.

Werenski played Thursday in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. It was only the Blue Jackets' fourth win of the season, but it was a result that snapped a five-game losing streak. Werenski sustained was then classified as an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...regular-season

[Erick Estrada]

I think this season will work out well in the end as they could get Bedard or at worst a very good player. If they can get a top player or two out of this draft they will be looking good as Johnny will be a great player to help bridge the young talent and his contract is a bargain.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I think this season will work out well in the end as they could get Bedard or at worst a very good player. If they can get a top player or two out of this draft they will be looking good as Johnny will be a great player to help bridge the young talent and his contract is a bargain.

All they have to do is finish in the bottom 4 and I think they get a potential front line, franchise altering player: Bedard, Michkov, Fantilli, and now the emerging Leo Carlsson (who I will predict is a Jacket).

Michkov is the tricky one due to his KHL contract and risk over when he actually comes over.

But it is a fantastic draft to have a piss poor year.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

All they have to do is finish in the bottom 4 and I think they get a potential front line, franchise altering player: Bedard, Michkov, Fantilli, and now the emerging Leo Carlsson (who I will predict is a Jacket).

Michkov is the tricky one due to his KHL contract and risk over when he actually comes over.

But it is a fantastic draft to have a piss poor year.

Imagine if we actually had such a piss poor year that we got Bedard (or any of them, really) and added that infusion of young elite talent to this veteran group?

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

Imagine if we actually had such a piss poor year that we got Bedard (or any of them, really) and added that infusion of young elite talent to this veteran group?

Like Sutter would play him. 4 years in the AHL for you!!