Team reporter for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jeff Svoboda, reports that defenseman Adam Boqvist will be sitting out of tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins with an illness. Replacing him in the lineup will be 23-year-old defenseman, Jake Christiansen.
Although this season is entirely lost for the Blue Jackets, there will still be some pride to be found in each of their remaining games. For example, tonight, they will have the opportunity to postpone the Bruins’ quest for the President’s Trophy. Unfortunately for Columbus, they will be without one of their top-scoring defensemen.
In 40 games this season, Boqvist has scored five goals and 17 assists, leading all Blue Jackets defensemen in scoring. Becoming the primary powerplay quarterback ever since the injury to Zach Werenski, Boqvist has accrued nine assists when the opposing team is down a man. A valuable piece coming to the Blue Jackets from the Seth Jones trade back in 2021, Boqvist has proven he can be a valuable piece to build around on Columbus’ back end.