Voracek suffered a concussion on November 4th, 2022, an injury that would ultimately end his career. The veteran winger was a one-time all-star and finished his career with 806 points (223G / 583A) in 1058 games over 15 years with the Blue Jackets and Flyers.
Voracek had a goal, five assists, 17 SOG, a -7 plus/minus through 11 games this season and a $8.25 million cap hit that runs through 2023-24 which had gotten him traded to the Arizona Coyotes alongside a 2023 6th Round Pick from the Blue Jackets for Jon Gillies. Voracek has not played since Nov. 4th due to a concussion.
There is concern that Voracek may have played his last game in the NHL due to ongoing symptoms from multiple head injuries throughout his career. Voracek suffered a concussion in Finland on November 4th and has not played since. In a statement, the Blue Jackets said they "don't expect a resolution in the near future and will give Jake as much time as he needs as his long-term health is the most important factor here."
Voracek will be out indefinitely after suffering an upper-body injury on November 4th vs. Colorado. In 11 games so far this season, the 33-year-old has six points (1G/5A) through 11 games with a -7 plus/minus rating with only 17 SOG.
Voracek missed Sundays' game in Finland due to an upper-body injury and will miss in indefinite amount of time. Voracek has six points (1G/5A) and is a -7 plus/minus rating through 11 games played this season and will hope to be back with the 3-9-0 Blue Jackets sooner rather than later.
Voracek will miss the second half of the Blue Jackets' back-to-back in Finland with an upper-body injury. Mathieu Olivier will draw back into the lineup to replace Voracek.
Voracek missed Sunday's game vs. the Golden Knights but is expected to play tonight in Ottawa. Voracek, who has 43 points (3G / 40A) in 57 games, skated on the third line with Sean Kuraly and Yegor Chinakhov in Tuesday's practice.
Voracek probably had this game scheduled on his calendar, so he joined the team late after clearing COVID-19 protocol and will play in Philadelphia. Voracek played 10 seasons (727 games) with the Flyers from 2012-to-2021.
The Blue Jackets will lose one of their top-6 wingers in a tough matchup vs. the Hurricanes. Alexandre Texier was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and could replace him if he arrives in Carolina in time.
Voracek has three years left on an eight-year contract that carries an $8.25M AAV cap-hit, so the Blue Jackets will have to pay $2.375M more for Voracek but he comes off of the books one year earlier than Atkinson. Voracek was originally drafted by the Blue Jackets and played in Columbus from 2009-to-2011. In 2021, he had nine goals and 34 assists (43 points) in 53 games.
The Flyers will return to the ice for the first time in 10 days after a COVID-19 outbreak but will do so without six regulars. Voracek, Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Justin Braun, Oskar Lindblom and Scott Laughton will all miss Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
Voracek missed the Flyers final round-robin game but skated on Monday and is expected to play on Wednesday. Voracek had one assist and three shots in his two round-robin games.
Voracek missed the Flyers final round-robin game and will be a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. the Canadiens. The fact that he will skate on Monday bodes well for his availability two days from now. Voracek had two assists in three games vs. Montreal this season.
Voracek was suspended two games for his interference on Johnny Boychuk last Saturday, but is eligible to play tonight in Toronto. Voracek will likely return to the Flyers top line with Sean Couturier and Oskar Lindblom.
Voracek has missed the last two games but will play Saturday against the Islanders. Voracek is expected to return to a line with Sean Couturier and Oskar Lindblom, a trio that has had a lot of success in recent games, resulting in three goals and six assists (nine points) in Voracek’s last four games.
Voracek will not play on Wednesday and will see a doctor to be re-evaluated with the hope that he can return to the ice on Thursday. Michael Raffl moved into the Flyers top-6 with Voracek missing on Tuesday.
