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Blue Jackets put Jack Johnson on IR, call up Johansen

Jack Johnson

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson (7) is seen during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Things just don’t get any easier for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The team placed workhorse defenseman Jack Johnson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and called up forward Ryan Johansen from the AHL to take his place on the roster. Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch says his injury is to his right shoulder and he suffered it against the Blues last night.

When we say that Johnson has been a horse, we mean it as he’s logged huge minutes each night for the team. Three times this season Johnson has played more than 30 minutes in a game including back-to-back games of more than 34 minutes. Now he’ll take his one goal and seven assists and minus-10 plus-minus rating to the sidelines for at least a week.

Johnson joins Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov on the shelf and all three players have been important ones for them this season. Things don’t get any easier for Columbus as they’ll face the Blackhawks tonight in Chicago.