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Letestu has surgery, expected to be out six weeks

Mark Letestu, Matt Niskanen

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Mark Letestu, right, chases a loose puck as Pittsburgh Penguins’ Matt Niskanen falls to the ice during the second period of Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

AP

Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu had surgery today to repair groin and abdominal injuries. The team said in a release that he’ll be out “approximately six weeks.”

Letestu, who last played Oct. 28, was originally expected to be out 2-4 weeks, but according to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the 29-year-old had a setback last week during rehab, necessitating surgery.

That setback is just the latest bit of bad news for a Blue Jackets side that’s been decimated by injuries. In addition to Letestu, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Murray, Fedor Tyutin, Artem Anisimov, and Cody Goloubef are all on injured reserve with various ailments. And that’s not counting Nathan Horton, whose career is in jeopardy due to a degenerative back condition.