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The Blue Jackets Place Forward Carson Meyer On waivers
This season has been one of the toughest for the Blue Jackets organization as the team continues their rebuilding phase. Blue Jackets management decided to place forward Carson Meyer on waivers.
The 26-year-old right winger was drafted by the Blue Jackets in 2017, in the sixth round 179th overall. Having spent three seasons with the organization and only playing 40 games of NHL experience, he has scored a total of two goals with four assists for six points and is a - 4 with 14 penalty minutes.
According to capfriendly.com he is on his final year of his deal at $775,000 and will likely be sent back to the Cleveland Monsters as there's only a few games left in the season. The Blue Jackets have not found any luck especially when it comes to injuries and illness as the team has struggled over the past few weeks losing up to 10 players on the roster due to various reasons.
The organization has been playing spoiler and today they ended up beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 which was viewed as a pivotal game for the Flyers as they are currently sitting out of the playoffs due to a Pittsburgh Penguins win over the Lightning today.
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AVRIL 7 | 58 ANSWERS The Blue Jackets Place Forward Carson Meyer On waivers Should Carson Meyer remain with the Blue Jackets? | ||
| Yes | 12 | 20.7 % |
| No | 26 | 44.8 % |
| Who? | 20 | 34.5 % |
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