Jets put Barron on injured reserve
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BOSTON — Morgan Barron is the latest Winnipeg Jets player to be bitten by the injury bug.
The Winnipeg Jets forward was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, according to Puck Pedia.
That would leave the Jets with only 12 healthy forwards, so it probably wasn’t a coincidence Parker Ford was scratched from the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday night.
Morgan Barron was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday, according to Puck Pedia. (David Zalubowski / The Associated Press files)
An official recall of a forward isn’t expected until Thursday morning, since the Jets had already recalled Brad Lambert for the three-game road trip.
Ford, 24, is an energetic winger who was signed by the Jets to a two-year, entry-level contract in March of 2023 after finishing his four-year career with the Providence College Friars of the NCAA.
Ford, who was the co-captain of the Friars during his senior season, turned heads at his first NHL training camp in the fall of 2023 and was one of the last forwards cut by the Jets.
He has seven goals in his past nine American Hockey League games and is up to 11 goals and 17 points in 36 games this season.
Although he was recalled by the Jets for the final game of the 2023-24 campaign, Ford has yet to make his NHL debut and as someone who hails from Rhode Island, having an opportunity to suit up against the Boston Bruins on Thursday would certainly have special meaning for him and his family.
Ford, who shoots right-handed, had 18 goals and 41 points in 72 AHL games as a rookie pro last season.
The timing of the undisclosed injury is unfortunate for Barron, who was playing some of his best hockey of the season.
Barron, who played his college hockey at Cornell, has five goals and eight points in 52 games this season and is doing a solid job on both the fourth line and the penalty kill.
The Jets are already without captain Adam Lowry, who has missed the past four games with an upper-body injury and isn’t expected to return to the lineup until after the 4 Nations Face-Off in late February.
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