Blue Jackets' Dubinsky still week-to-week following abdominal surgery

Right as the Columbus Blue Jackets appeared to be returning to full health, the team received a double-dose of bad injury news on Monday.

On Monday it became apparent that first-line center Ryan Johansen is banged up, and he's questionable for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Also, Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards revealed that Brandon Dubinsky has had what he described as "setback days" in his rehabilitation from abdominal surgery.

"He’s had some good days and he’s had some setback days," Richards said, according to Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch. "That’s just par for what he is going through. But we’re expecting him to get him right back out at some point here and continue to get back on the road toward playing games"

Dubinsky underwent surgery in October, and the club had been targeting Tuesday's game as his return date.

Richards said that Dubinsky is both "day-to-day" and "week-to-week," which is preposterous. As a result of the preponderance of setback days, Dubinsky - who didn't skate on Monday - is apparently shutting it down, and taking a little bit of a break from the grueling rehabilitation process.