Conor Garland’s injury will force the Blue Jackets to shuffle their lineup deck

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Conor Garland is set to be sidelined indefinitely due to an undisclosed upper-body injury. According to head coach Rick Bowness, the injury will necessitate adjustments across the forward lines starting in their upcoming game against the Florida Panthers. Meanwhile, teammates Dmitri Voronkov and Sean Monahan have returned to practice after suffering brief injury scares during a recent game in Buffalo.

The lineup changes feature Adam Fantilli skating alongside Valeri Nichushkin and Voronkov, which writer Curtis Deem suggests could help jumpstart Fantilli's offensive production. With Garland absent, forward Luca Del Bel Belluz appears to be the odd man out of the forward rotation as the team prepares to face Florida.