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Greaves will make his first career start on Tuesday.

Greaves had a 16-14-5 record, .895 SV% and 3.23 GAA with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old was an undrafted free agent and will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games but are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).

Jet Greaves
Greaves is in the starter's crease at the Blue Jackets morning skate.

Greaves had a 16-14-5 record, .895 SV% and 3.23 GAA with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old was an undrafted free agent and will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost three of their last five games but are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).

Jet Greaves
Sean Monahan will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season after having groin surgery.

Monahan has been out since December 5th and will now miss the remainder of the season after successfully having groin surgery. The 28-year-old is an unrestricted free agent this offseason after having six goals, 11 assists, 55 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 25 games prior to his injury.

Sean Monahan
Erik Gudbranson has a separated shoulder and is expected to miss the next six weeks.

Gudbranson left the Blue Jackets' previous game after 16:21 TOI due to a separated shoulder and is now expected to miss the next six weeks as he recovers. The 31-year-old will put a cap on his 2022-23 season, where he had a goal, 12 assists, 102 SOG, 57 PIMs and a -24 plus/minus through 70 games prior to his injury.

Erik Gudbranson
Hunter McKown is expected to make his NHL debut Friday vs. the New York Islanders.

McKown had 21 goals, seven assists, 30 PIMs and a -19 plus/minus through 38 games with Colorado College (NCAA) and will make his NHL debut Friday. The 20-year-old was an undrafted free agent who signed last week to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Hunter McKown
Elvis Merzlikins has returned to the Columbus Blue Jackets after taking a personal leave in Latvia.

Merlikins had been having a historically bad season, with his 7-17-2 record, 4.10 GAA and .880 SV% and had left the Blue Jackets' to return to Latvia for personal reasons. The 28-year-old returned Wednesday resulting in Daniil Tarasov returning to Cleveland (AHL).

Elvis Merzlikins
Hunter McKown has been signed to a three-year, entry-level contract and is expected to join the team this week.

McKown had 21 goals, seven assists, 30 PIMs and a -19 plus/minus through 38 games with Colorado College (NCAA) and has been signed to a three-year, entry-level contract and is expected to join the team this week. The 20-year-old was an undrafted free agent.

Hunter McKown