A week ago it wasn’t looking like Gabriel Carlsson would start the year with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was being outplayed by both Dean Kukan and Adam Clendening. He looked sloppy with the puck and wasn’t moving as well as we expect him to be moving.
With big injuries to Ryan Murray and Seth Jones, the team is short on defenseman. The Jackets need bodies on the blue line until those two return so it looks as if Gabriel Carlsson has a few more weeks to prove himself to the coaching staff.