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Columbus Blue Jackets’ injury woes continue as Marchment placed on IR
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The Blue Jackets ' annual injury spate is in full bloom, arriving at the season's midpoint to claim recently acquired forward Mason Marchment .
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Marchment , 30, was placed on injured reserve Jan. 7 with an upper-body injury, with the team describing him as week-to-week. He was hurt in the Blue Jackets' 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 4 at Nationwide Arena, when they blew a 4-1 lead.
The issue forced Marchment to miss the Jackets' 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 6 to start a four-game road trip. The move is retroactive to Jan. 5, but Marchment is expected to miss more than the required minimum stay of seven days for a standard IR stint.
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Mikael Pyyhtia, a depth forward who played his rookie season with the Blue Jackets last year, was recalled from the AHL's Cleveland Monsters for his first NHL opportunity of this season. Defenseman Dysin Mayo was placed on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to AHL Cleveland following newly signed defenseman Egor Zamula 's arrival.
The Blue Jackets have five players on IR, including Marchment. Along with him are forward Miles Wood (lower body), forward Isac Lundestrom (lower body), defenseman Brendan Smith (lower body) and defenseman Erik Gudbranson (hip) . Center Sean Monahan just returned from a four-game absence after his own battle with nagging injuries, but losing Marchment makes that a wash.
Since being acquired Dec. 19 in a trade with the Seattle Kraken , Marchment has racked up seven points in seven games on five goals and two assists to go with a +4 plus/minus. Marchment quickly ascended to the top forward line to play with Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko before the Blue Jackets' coaching staff, led by Dean Evason, went back to scrambling for effective line combinations.
Mathieu Olivier , a power forward, captain Boone Jenner , star defenseman Zach Werenski and second-year defenseman Denton Mateychuk have also missed time this season.
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Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Mason Marchment on IR as Columbus Blue Jackets' injury woes continue
