The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Dan Fritsche off Injured Reserve and have assigned forward Alexandre Picard to the Syracuse Crunch, the club's American Hockey League affiliate, team President and General Manager Doug MacLean announced today. Fritsche, 21, has missed four games since suffering a shoulder injury during the first period of the Blue Jackets' game vs. Phoenix on Oct. 9. He has recorded one assist and two penalty minutes in three games this season and has seven goals and eight assists for 15 points with 34 penalty minutes in 81 career NHL games, all with Columbus.