Justin Danforth

Justin Danforth

31-Year-Old Right WingRW
Columbus Blue Jackets
IR
Injury Lower Body
Est. Return 12/31/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Danforth was a feel-good story last season, playing in a regular role at the NHL level for the first time in his age-30 season (he turned 31 on March 15). From a fantasy perspective, though, there's not much to talk about here. He had 10 goals, 26 points, 26 PIM and 109 hits in 71 outings with Columbus last season. Danforth is penciled in to serve on the Blue Jackets' third line in 2024-25, so he has the potential to put up similar numbers to his 2023-24 totals, but that's about as good as it's likely to get for him. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract extension with the Blue Jackets in October of 2023.
Placed on injured reserve
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
Lower Body
December 22, 2024
Danforth (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Danforth has missed the last six games due to a lower-body injury he sustained in early December, and it appears as though he'll be sidelined through the NHL's holiday break. It's not yet clear when he'll return to action, but Kevin Labanc will likely enter the lineup in the near future after James Malatesta was sent down Sunday.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:20
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:47
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:55
 
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13:23
1:52
0:36
2023–24
14:16
0:29
1:13
2024–25
15:20
0:47
1:55
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Danforth appeared in a half dozen games last season, potting a couple goals and adding an assist before suffering a shoulder injury in a late October contest against the Penguins which ended his year. He ended up undergoing surgery for a torn labrum, and although Danforth was back skating in February, he never returned in what was a lost season for Columbus. The good news is the 30-year-old should be fully healthy for training camp and ready to regain a job in the bottom six for the Blue Jackets, although that's not a gig that will lead to any sort of fantasy value.
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Still unavailable
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
Lower Body
December 21, 2024
Danforth (lower body) won't play against Philadelphia on Saturday, according to Adam Kimelman of NHL.com.
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Remains out Thursday
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
Lower Body
December 19, 2024
Danforth (lower body) won't return Thursday versus New Jersey.
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Set to sit again
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
Lower Body
December 17, 2024
Danforth (lower body) isn't expected to play against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
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Unavailable Sunday
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
Lower Body
December 15, 2024
Danforth (lower body) won't play versus Carolina on Sunday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.
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Not playing Saturday
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
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December 14, 2024
Danforth (lower body) will remain out of the lineup versus Anaheim on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
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Might be put on injured reserve
RWColumbus Blue Jackets
October 4, 2024
Danforth, who is dealing with a wrist injury, might begin the campaign on the injured reserve, per Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday.
ANALYSIS
Danforth didn't play during the preseason after undergoing offseason wrist surgery. He had 10 goals, 26 points and 109 hits in 71 games with Columbus in 2023-24. When the 31-year-old is healthy, he will probably serve in a bottom-six capacity.
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