Blue Jackets suspend Gregory Campbell for not reporting to AHL
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have suspended forward Gregory Campbell for failing to report to the AHL's Cleveland Monsters, Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen confirmed to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch on Saturday night.
Campbell was notified by letter Saturday afternoon, according to the GM. The 32-year-old was assigned to Cleveland after clearing waivers earlier in the week.
Kekalainen said he tried to trade Campbell before putting him on waivers, and will continue to try to find him a new home.
The Blue Jackets signed Campbell to a two-year, $3-million deal in the summer of 2015. They won't have to pay the remaining $1.3 million that would have been owed to him this season.