Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Two-point effort in win
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Christiansen notched two assists in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Sabres.
The 25-year-old came into the season with only 44 NHL games and seven points (one goal, six assists) under his belt, but Christiansen has been impressive to begin the 2024-25 campaign. Through four appearances, he's recorded three helpers, six shots, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. Christiansen's play has effectively kept top prospect David Jiricek as a healthy scratch for every game so far.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Snags assist Saturday
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Christiansen produced an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Avalanche.
Christiansen found Kent Johnson for the Blue Jackets' second goal in the first period. The 25-year-old Christiansen is attempting to establish himself in a bottom-four role this season. Over the previous three years, he's logged a goal and six assists over 44 appearances. He has limited offensive upside and doesn't make up for it with extra physicality, so he's not a player most fantasy managers need to follow.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Avoids arbitration
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Christiansen agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way deal with Columbus on Wednesday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Christiansen was headed for an arbitration case but appears to have found some middle ground with the Jackets. Given the two-way nature of his deal, fantasy players should be expecting the blueliner to split his time between the NHL and AHL, at best. With just 44 NHL games under his belt, Christiansen won't offer much in terms of fantasy value any time soon.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Sent to AHL
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Christiansen was sent to AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.
Christiansen has recorded two assists and 15 hits in 12 games with the big club this season. The 24-year-old has logged just 44 contests in the NHL across three campaigns.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Up from minors
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Christiansen was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Christiansen has 13 goals, 40 points and 32 PIM in 54 AHL contests this season. He hasn't played at the NHL level in 2023-24, but the 24-year-old has recorded a goal and five points in 32 career outings at the top level.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: AHL bound
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Christiansen was returned to AHL Cleveland on Friday, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
Christiansen played three games with the Blue Jackets during his recent call-up, picking up one assist. He has five goals and 22 points in 28 AHL contests this season. The move opens up a roster spot allowing the Blue Jackets to activate Adam Boqvist from injured reserve in time for Saturday's game versus Minnesota.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Back in bigs
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Christiansen was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday.
Christiansen has five goals and 22 points in 28 AHL games this season. He had four assists, 25 shots on goal, 23 blocked shots and 20 hits in 24 outings for the Blue Jackets last campaign.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Placed on waivers
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Per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Blue Jackets put Christiansen on waivers Friday.
Christiansen played in 24 games with Columbus in 2022-23, picking up four assists. The defenseman showed his offensive ability at the AHL level last season with 11 goals and 34 points in 50 games.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Inks one-year extension
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Christiansen signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Columbus on Monday.
Christiansen racked up 11 goals and 34 points in 50 games with AHL Cleveland during the 2022-23 season. The 23-year-old defenseman also contributed four assists, 25 shots on goal, 23 blocked shots and 20 hits in 24 NHL appearances with Columbus last campaign. Christiansen could split time between the NHL and AHL again in 2023-24, but it wouldn't be a surprise if the bulk of his playing time came in the minors.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Sent back to minors
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Christiansen was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.
Christiansen's demotion to the minors is a little surprising considering the Jackets will be back in action Thursday and Friday against Pittsburgh and Buffalo and there aren't any AHL games between now and then. With all the injuries for Columbus, don't be surprised to see Christiansen brought back up before puck drop Thursday.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Back with big club
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Christiansen was recalled by the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Christiansen will likely draw into the lineup immediately Tuesday versus Philadelphia. He's collected three assists through 23 NHL appearances this year.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Sent back to AHL Cleveland
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Christiansen was reassigned to the minors Wednesday.
Christiansen's demotion may not mean that Nick Blakenburg (ankle) is ready to play, as the club can still recall Christiansen or another defenseman ahead of Thursday's clash with New Jersey. In his 23 games this year, the 23-year-old Christiansen notched three assists, 25 shots and 20 hits while averaging just 14:55 of ice time.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Expected to play Thursday
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Christiansen (illness) is expected to be in the lineup Thursday versus the Bruins, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Christiansen and Adam Boqvist (illness) missed the morning skate, but head coach Brad Larsen was optimistic one of them would play. It appears Christiansen will, though he may see a bit less playing time.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Misses practice Thursday
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Christansen (undisclosed) missed practice Thursday and is questionable to play versus Boston, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Adam Boqvist (undisclosed) also missed practice and coach Brad Larsen hopes that at least one can play Thursday. The Blue Jackets recalled Marcus Bjork on an emergency basis, so at least there will be five healthy defensemen if Christiansen and Boqvist are both unable to play. Christiansen has three assists in 20 NHL games this season.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Recalled from AHL
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Christiansen was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Christiansen was recalled on an emergency basis as Erik Gudbranson (upper body) and Nick Blankenburg (lower body) were both injured Friday against the Islanders. Christiansen has two assists in 18 NHL games this season. He also chipped in eight goals and 21 helpers in 43 AHL games before his recall.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Sent down
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Christiansen was assigned to AHL Cleveland on Monday.
In a corresponding move, the Blue Jackets brought up blueliner Marcus Bjork from the minors. Christiansen has two assists, 21 shots on goal, 19 blocks and 17 hits in 18 outings with Columbus this season.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Back in NHL
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Christiansen was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday.
The defenseman has seen action in 17 NHL games this season, picking up two assists. Christiansen started the season with Cleveland and was returned on Dec.28. He had two goals and 12 points in 23 AHL games this season before Saturday's recall.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Returned to AHL affiliate
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Christiansen was assigned to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.
Christiansen was sent down to make room on the roster for Emil Bemstrom, who was recalled in a corresponding move. Christiansen's appeared in seven of the Blue Jackets' last eight games, picking up an assist while averaging 12:06 of ice time over that span, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him back with the big club in the near future.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Recalled from AHL
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Christiansen was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Friday.
The Blue Jackets are reeling on the blue line with injuries from Thursday's action to Zach Werenski (shoulder) and Nick Blankenburg (ankle), hence the call-up of Christiansen. He played eight games for Columbus last season, scoring once on four shots.
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Blue Jackets' Jake Christiansen: Demoted to minors
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Christiansen was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Thursday.
Christiansen has logged just eight games for the Jackets this season in which he averaged a meager 9:46 of ice time. By shuffling the 22-year-old defenseman back to the minors, he should see significantly more minutes with the Monsters. Given Columbus' depth at defense, Christiansen may be hard-pressed to secure a place on the 23-man roster heading into the 2022-23 campaign.
