Seth Jones Injury: Updates on Blue Jackets Star's Foot and Return

The Columbus Blue Jackets placed Seth Jones on injured reserve on Nov. 7 after the defenseman suffered a hairline fracture of his foot in a Nov. 5 game against the St. Louis Blues, per the team's official website.

He has since been activated, but an official date for his return has yet to be announced.

Continue for updates.

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Jones Activated Off of IR

Monday, Nov. 21

The Blue Jackets announced Jones' return to the main roster, with left winger Markus Hannikainen being sent down to Cleveland.

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Latest on Jones' Timeline for Return

Monday, Nov. 7

Jones is expected to be sidelined for three weeks with the injury, per the team's official website.

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Jones Impressive to Start 2016-17 Season

Jones, 22, has been excellent this season, scoring three goals and adding three assists while averaging 24:14 of ice time across 10 games, the most on the team and 17th in the NHL. He also has a plus-one rating on the season.

Jones was traded to Columbus last season after spending his first two-and-a-half years with the Nashville Predators in a megadeal that sent center Ryan Johansen to the Preds. In 41 games with the Blue Jackets last season, Jones notched two goals and 18 assists and logged an average of 24:27 of ice time.

Jones and 19-year-old rookie Zach Werenski had made up the team's top defensive pairing, solidifying the back line for Columbus.

"He's been good all year long," head coach John Tortorella said of Jones on Nov. 4, per Stats LLC, via FoxSports.com. "He has been ready and he's brought people along with him. As we've talked about: Our back end is going to be our engine as we move forward here, and he's a big part of it."

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