Atkinson out 4-6 weeks for Blue Jackets with broken foot

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cam Atkinson will be out 4-6 weeks and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after fracturing his right foot Saturday.
Atkinson was struck by a slap shot from teammate Seth Jones in the first period of a 2-1 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. He remained in the game and played 22:26, his fourth-highest ice time total of the season.

"We just have to deal with it," general manager Jarmo Kekalainen told the Blue Jackets website. "It's going to be a great test for our depth, and a great opportunity for some other guys to play more significant roles right now, and we'll just have to deal with it."
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Atkinson signed a seven-year, $41.125 million contract on Nov. 17. He has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 32 games after leading the Blue Jackets with 35 goals last season and was a healthy scratch for the game against the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 9.
The Blue Jackets (22-13-2) play the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; ATTSN-PT, FS-O, NHL.TV). They are tied with the Washington Capitals for second place in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the New Jersey Devils.
Columbus is already without defensemen Zach Werenski (upper body) and Ryan Murray (upper body), each day to day. Forward Brandon Dubinsky is out for a month with a fractured orbital bone and forward Alex Wennberg will be out 4-6 weeks with a back injury sustained in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Penguins on Dec. 21.
Wennberg was also placed on injured reserve Tuesday, and the Blue Jackets recalled forward Tyler Motte and defenseman Dean Kukan from Cleveland of the American Hockey League and added forwards Jordan Schroeder and Sonny Milano on emergency recall.
"Every team in this league has injuries, and they're not going to be trying to help you," he said. "It's not easy to find reinforcements from outside, when you have to give up something to get something. We're not going to go crazy, mortgaging our future for something that could take a month or six weeks to get through."
"People seem to think there are teams just donating players to you, and that doesn't happen. "We're still going to be open, and weigh our options to see if there are opportunities that could help get us through it, but we're not trading first-round picks or our best prospects to get over a situation that might last 4-6 weeks."