Jets place centre Pierre-Luc Dubois on injured reserve

February 17, 2021 - 3:47pm

Winnipeg Jets' Pierre-Luc Dubois, right, dodges a check from Calgary Flames' Milan Lucic during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.(Jeff McIntosh / CP)

The Winnipeg Jets have placed forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday.

The move is retroactive, as Sportsnet‘s Ken Wiebe points out, and does not rule Dubois out from returning for Winnipeg’s game at the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

This move is retroactive and provides a bit of roster flexibility. Would not prevent Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower-body injury) from playing on Friday vs #Canucks if he continues to progress https://t.co/CqJWGYA3ui

— Ken Wiebe (@WiebesWorld) February 17, 2021

Dubois has missed the Jets’ last two games after “something tightened up on him” during practice last Friday. The 22-year-old has been held pointless while averaging 15:18 of ice time in the pair of contests since joining Winnipeg last month in a blockbuster trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Jets (9-5-1) visit Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers (9-8-0) on Wednesday in a North Division clash on Sportsnet West at 9 p.m. CT/8 p.m. MT.

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