The Blue Jackets have placed forward Marian Gaborik on Injured Reserve, club GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced on Friday night.  Gaborik is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks due to a sprained knee suffered in Thursday’s game at Boston.  The Blue Jackets have also reassigned forward Sean Collins to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. 

Gaborik has tallied five goals and six assists for 11 points with six penalty minutes in 17 games this season.