Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson posted a message on his Twitter account Tuesday saying, "We have decided to keep Ryan Johansen through the 10-game threshold."
The team's front office had been deliberating whether to keep the club's 2010 first-round pick (fourth overall) with the NHL club or send him down to juniors.
Johansen, 19, has played in nine games so far, and playing in a 10th would trigger his entry-level contract, allowing him to become a restricted free agent after 2013-14.
Blue Jackets Elect To Keep Johansen


