While Artemi Panarin spoke of winning “many trophies” during his introductory press conference with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team provided a noteworthy update on injured center Brandon Dubinsky.
Granted, it wasn’t a particularly concrete one.
Dubinsky underwent wrist surgery in late May, and it sounds like he’s taking a little longer to recover than the originally anticipated window of three months. The team’s hopes are more basic: they’re crossing their fingers that he’ll be ready for the beginning of the 2017-18 season, according to reporters including The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline.
Doesn’t sound like #CBJ C Brandon Dubinsky will do much in training camp/preseason. Kekalainen said Dubinsky had check-up Tues in Vancouver.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) August 30, 2017
Dubinsky’s wrist was at least healthy enough to fire off this tweet directed at college free agents (and, ostensibly, Will Butcher) recently:
The college free agency situation in the @NHL needs to be figured out...it's a joke especially to the guys that play major junior
— Brandon Dubinsky (@BDubi17) August 25, 2017