{"id":566581,"date":"2026-03-28T12:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:51:13","slug":"blue-jackets-suffer-major-injury-blow-on-defense-against-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566581\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jackets suffer major injury blow on defense against Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Major news has just broken following the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Columbus Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n

Damon Severson will miss several weeks of action following a hit that occurred against the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

Head coach Rick Bowness confirmed this significant absence on the Blue Jackets\u2019 blue line.<\/p>\n

Damon Severson is ‘week to week’ with an upper-body injury, per Rick Bowness.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a big loss. While he’s out, we just need everyone’s best game. We’re not going to replace him.”<\/p>\n

– Rick Bowness via Aaron Portzline<\/p>\n

Severson is dealing with an upper-body injury after contact with Zachary Bolduc.<\/p>\n

On the play, Bolduc finished his check legally along the boards, but with force.<\/p>\n

Journalist Eric Engels also specified the exact moment of this incident during the game below.<\/p>\n

Damon Severson left the ice immediately after the hit.<\/p>\n

“Took a hit from Bolduc and left directly after that, if I\u2019m not mistaken. 11th minute of the third”<\/p>\n

– Eric Engels<\/p>\n

Blue Jackets face major defensive gap as Rick Bowness confirms no direct replacement for Damon Severson<\/p>\n

Replacing a defenseman of this caliber represents a major challenge for the Blue Jackets\u2019 coaching staff.<\/p>\n

Rick Bowness publicly admitted that the organization does not have a perfect solution to fill those vacant minutes.<\/p>\n

The coach is simply asking for a collective effort from all his regular players to overcome this significant challenge.<\/p>\n

Martin St-Louis certainly appreciates the intensity shown in recent games.<\/p>\n

Damon Severson, 31, has recorded 32 points in 71 games this season. He is a 6-foot-2 defenseman and a 2nd-round pick of the New Jersey Devils in 2012.<\/p>\n

Zachary Bolduc, 23, has recorded 28 points in 69 games this season. He is a 6-foot forward and a 1st-round pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2021.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

POLL<\/p>\n

14 HOURS AGO|212 ANSWERS<\/p>\n

Blue Jackets suffer major injury blow on defense against Canadiens<\/p>\n

Should Zachary Bolduc get a chance on the second line with Ivan Demidov?<\/p>\n

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