*Sees another injured Columbus Blue Jacket player, keeps scrolling*
It might as well be a daily headline at this point. The Blue Jackets have been dropping like flies all year to the injury bug, and Cam Atkinson is the most recent victim (again).
According to the club on Wednesday morning, Atkinson has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle and is expected to miss the next 2-3 weeks.
INJURY UPDATE: Blue Jackets Right Wing Cam Atkinson is expected to be sidelined 2-3 weeks due to a sprained ankle. #CBJ
— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) February 12, 2020
It seems that Atkinson re-injured the same ankle during Saturday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche that put him on injured reserve for about a month between December and January.
Pre-injury, Atkinson was having an underwhelming start to the 2019-2020 season. After putting up 41-28-69 a year ago, he had only put up 9-12-21 through 35 games, way behind his pace from his previous career-high mark. He then put up five points in two games after being activated off of injured reserve, only to go scoreless in his last seven contests.
For a team that is already struggling to put the puck in the net - this is some of the worst news they could hear for their scoring chances as the playoff race gets even tighter.
