David Savard (oblique) is traveling with the Blue Jackets on their current road trip and was briefly on the ice towards the end of Monday's practice, The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Savard (oblique) is traveling with the Blue Jackets on their current road trip and was briefly on the ice towards the end of Monday's practice, The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Analysis:

He's still a couple of weeks away from returning to action, at least according to the original recovery timetable announced by the team, but Savard is beginning to ramp up his activity level.