Monahan has been out since December 5th and will now miss the remainder of the season after successfully having groin surgery. The 28-year-old is an unrestricted free agent this offseason after having six goals, 11 assists, 55 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 25 games prior to his injury.
Gillies stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for his first win of the season as he beat Ottawa on Saturday in his only NHL start this year but has now been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) Monday. The veteran netminder returns to Cleveland, where he has not seen any action, but he was 5-8-2 with a .878 SV% and 3.70 GAA with the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL).
Greaves was 16-14-5 with a 3.23 GAA and a .895 SV% with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and has been recalled to Columbus on Monday. The 22-year-old netminder has never seen NHL action, so if he does manage to see minutes, it will be his NHL debut.
Bjork has three goals, eight assists, 30 SOG, 24 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 28 games but has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL) a day after being called up. The 25-year-old returns to the Monsters, where he had six goals, 13 points, 18 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus.
Bjork has six goals, 13 points, 18 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 40 games with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and has been recalled to Columbus Thursday. The 25-year-old returns to the Blue Jackets, where he had three goals, eight assists, 24 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 27 games earlier in the season.
Olivier left the Blue Jackets' game after just 0:35 TOI due to a lower-leg bruise and will now be forced to miss anywhere from 2-4 weeks with the injury. The 26-year-old right-winger will likely end his season with five goals, 10 assists, 75 SOG, 81 PIMs and a -20 plus/minus through 66 games this season.
Merlikins was pulled after just 37:02 and six goals on 24 shots (.750 SV%) in his last start vs. Montreal and is now considered day-to-day as he deals with a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old is having a historically bad season between the Blue Jackets' pipes, with his 7-18-2 record, 4.23 GAA and .876 SV%.
Gudbranson left the Blue Jackets' previous game after 16:21 TOI due to a separated shoulder and is now expected to miss the next six weeks as he recovers. The 31-year-old will put a cap on his 2022-23 season, where he had a goal, 12 assists, 102 SOG, 57 PIMs and a -24 plus/minus through 70 games prior to his injury.
McKown had 21 goals, seven assists, 30 PIMs and a -19 plus/minus through 38 games with Colorado College (NCAA) and will make his NHL debut Friday. The 20-year-old was an undrafted free agent who signed last week to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Sillinger has three goals, eight assists, 93 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -23 plus/minus through 64 games with Columbus this season and has been reassigned to Cleveland (AHL). The 19-year-old will be sent to Cleveland, where he has never played an AHL game before.
Merlikins had been having a historically bad season, with his 7-17-2 record, 4.10 GAA and .880 SV% and had left the Blue Jackets' to return to Latvia for personal reasons. The 28-year-old returned Wednesday resulting in Daniil Tarasov returning to Cleveland (AHL).
