After spending most of last season in the minors, Caleb Jones was off to a nice start to his season with Pittsburgh, playing largely a regular role on their third pairing. However, that early momentum will be on hold for a while as the team announced ( Twitter link ) that Jones has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of the lineup for roughly eight weeks. He suffered the injury in the third period of Thursday’s victory over Florida.

The 28-year-old is in his first season with the Penguins after signing a two-year, $1.8MM contract with them in free agency, securing a one-way commitment despite his limited NHL action the year before. Jones has suited up in seven of eight games so far this season, picking up an assist along with 15 blocked

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