Columbus Finalizes Opening Night Roster

After losing a few major pieces, Columbus will send out a roster featuring a few minor leaguers.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have finalized the 2024-25 opening night roster.

After losing Boone Jenner, Dmitri Voronkov, and Gavin Brindley to the IR list, the Jackets had to make some tough decisions.

James Malatesta has also been loaned to the Cleveland Monsters.

Forwards

Yegor Chinakhov
Sean Monahan
Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk
Adam Fantilli
Kevin Labanc
Mikael Pyyhtiä
Cole Sillinger
Kent Johnson
Sean Kuraly
Mathieu Olivier
Zach Aston-Reese
Dylan Gambrell

Defensemen

Zach Werenski
Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen
Damon Severson
Jack Johnson
Erik Gudbranson
Jordan Harris
David Jiříček

Goalies

Elvis Merzļikins
Daniil Tarasov

Injured Reserve

Boone Jenner
Dmitri Voronkov
Gavin Brindley

Injured/Non-Roster

Justin Danforth
Jordan Dumais
Max McCue

Despite the injuries, the Jackets must start the season. There wasn't much Don Waddell could do so late in the off-season. They signed Kevin Labanc and plucked Zach Aston-Reese off of the waiver wire to get some players on the ice.

The CBJ will tee off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday at 8 PM.

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