The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that Sean Kuraly has been activated off of IR today, and will play tomorrow vs. the Vancouver Canucks.

Kuraly has missed the last 8 games due to an abdominal injury. Kuraly suffered fractured rib cartilage after getting his stick jammed into him along the boards during a puck battle. "I never knew what a costal cartilage fracture was, but now I do," Kuraly told Jeff Svoboda. 

Kuraly has 11 points this season in 35 games played. His return will bring a welcomed presence into a lineup struggling without veteran leadership.

The club also announced they will be returning Brendan Gaunce to Cleveland. In eight games played with Columbus, he tallied three points. 

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