The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed defenseman Erik Gudbranson on Injured Reserve and added goaltender Jet Greaves to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today. In addition, the Blue Jackets placed forward Dylan Gambrell on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the Monsters.
Gudbranson, 32, who has skated in the Blue Jackets’ first three games in 2024-25, suffered an upper body injury in the team’s home opener against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. He has registered 34 goals and 99 assists for 133 points with 841 penalty minutes in 792 career NHL games with eight teams since being selected third overall by Florida at the 2010 NHL Draft. The 6-5, 222-pound Ottawa, Ontario native was signed by the Blue Jackets as a free agent on July 13, 2022 and has recorded 7-32-39 in 151 appearances. He set single season career highs with 6-20-26 and 74 PIM in 78 outings with Columbus in 2023-24.
Greaves, 23, has posted a 3-7-0 record with a 3.44 goals-against average (GAA) and .912 save percentage (SV%) in 10 career games with the Blue Jackets since making his NHL debut on Apr. 4, 2023 at Toronto. He recorded a 3-6-0 record with a 3.49 GAA and .908 SV% in nine outings in 2023-24. He was originally signed by the Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry level contract on Feb. 20, 2022…