The Columbus Blue Jackets’ injury list keeps getting longer. This time it is Alexandre Texier who has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a lumbar stress fracture on Tuesday night. The young forward is out indefinitely, while Justin Scott has been recalled under emergency conditions.
Texier joins a list of injured players that also includes Cam Atkinson, Josh Anderson, Emil Bemstrom, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brandon Dubinsky, Sonny Milano, Ryan Murray, Markus Nutivaara, Andrew Peeke and Joonas Korpisalo, though they are all in various stages of recovery.
It’s a tough break for the 20-year old though, who is in his first full professional season in North America. He made his NHL debut last season after dominating in Finland, and is already an important player for the Blue Jackets. Suffering a serious injury like this is a brutal turn for his development, even if the team can find a way to stay in the playoff hunt without him.