Boone Jenner is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Jenner is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports.

Analysis:

Jenner will be held out of Thursday's preseason matchup with Minnesota as a result of the ailment. Jenner, who registered 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 31 games with Columbus last season, is expected to slot into a top-six role with the Jackets at the start of the 2015-16 campaign.