Columbus Blue Jackets activate Jones off Injured Reserve

The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Seth Jones off Injured Reserve, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. He missed the team's first seven games of the season after suffering a second degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament in his knee in a preseason game on September 25 vs. the Buffalo Sabres.
Jones, 24, earned Second Team NHL All-Star honors with Columbus in 2017-18 after registering 16 goals and 41 assists for 57 points with a +10 plus/minus rating in 78 games. His 16 goals tied teammate Zach Werenski for the club record for goals in a season by a defenseman.
Since joining the Blue Jackets in January 2016, he has recorded 30-89-119, 66 penalty minutes and averaged 20:06 time on ice in 194 games. In 393 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators, Jones has amassed 45-137-182 and 120 penalty minutes, while averaging 21:54 TOI. The Arlington, Texas native was selected by Nashville with the fourth overall pick at the 2013 NHL Draft. He made his NHL All-Star Game debut in 2017 and was selected to appear again last season, but missed the game due to illness.