Mikhail Grigorenko News

Grigorenko will draw back into the Blue Jackets lineup on Thursday.

Grigorenko, who recently cleared waivers, will play for the first time since February 23rd. Grigorenko will replace Emil Bemstrom, who was placed on IR with a lower-body injury. In his first 18 games with the Blue Jackets, Grigorenko has two goals and five assists.

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The Avalanche signed Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year deal worth $1.3 million.

After spending the first three years of his NHL career in Buffao, Grigorenko moved to Colorado last season, where he collected six goals and 21 assists (27 points) in 74 games. The former 12th overall pick has yet to max out his potential, scoring just 12 goals with 29 assists (41 points) in his first 142 career NHL games.

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Grigorenko (healthy scratch) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Wednesday.

After serving as a healthy scratch for the last three games, Grigorenko will return to the lineup tonight vs. his former team. Grigorenko has just two goals and 10 assists (12 points) in 41 games this season and likely won’t play a major role in Wednesday’s game.

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Grigorenko will be a healthy scratch on Monday.

Grigorenko has no points in his last games and will come out of the lineup in favour of Andreas Martinsen on Monday. Grigorenko had been play with Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla, which seems like the perfect fit for him, but Patrick Roy is clearly searching for more out of the young centre.

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Grigorenko will be a healthy scratch in the Avs’ season opener.

Grigorenko was acquired from the Sabres in the Ryan O’Reilly trade this summer, but he will be a healthy scratch in his first game with his new team. The 21-year-old has a tonne of potential but has had a difficult time getting his NHL career off of the ground.

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