BREAKING: Expensive Defenseman to Miss the Rest of the Year With Injury

In breaking news, this expensive defenseman will unfortunately miss the rest of the year due to an injury.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that defenseman Damon Severson will miss the next 6 weeks with an oblique injury. Severson suffered the injury during the game against the Flyers on Saturday.

Severson is in the first year of his 8-year, $50 million dollar contract, and is a huge component of the Blue Jackets' blue line. This unfortunate news adds to the struggles that the Blue Jackets have been facing to start the year.

Severson has recorded 3 goals and 5 assists in his 19 games played so far this season. He is an impressive plus one considering the minutes he plays for the team.

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