Right winger Marian Gaborik will miss between four to six weeks because of a sprained left knee. He was injured in the club's 3-2 overtime loss at the Bruins on Thursday night. He shares the team lead with five goals and six assists in 17 games this season.
The 31-year old Slovakian player has been a 40-goal or more scorer three times and has at least 30 goals in a season seven times in his NHL career. But that's not the bigger issue right now.
The Blue Jackets' struggle extend beyond Marian Gaborik. Let's be fair, though. They've been able to stay in games because of Gaborik, but without him, I'm not sure where the Blue Jackets will be going now. They have a tough road trip ahead in Western Canada and without Gaborik, I don't think they'll be able to win most of those games. The only game I see them winning is the Edmonton game but beyond that, I'm not sure.
So in all terms, no. I don't believe the Blue Jackets will survive this. They don't survive in the standings anyway with him. This is depressing for the Blue Jackets, their organization, and their fans. They had a magnificent run and almost made the playoffs last season. And now look how far they've fallen off the map again. The Blue Jackets are gonna be in a world of hurt in the coming weeks.
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