"It can get frustrating," he said of being out. "You are just itching to get back. It's the first injury I had dealt with in my career, so it's something different.
"Especially, we had that two-week road trip there that you're not a part of and you're staying back home and rehabbing. It's difficult, but you stay positive. You know everyone deals with them in our sport, so it's just something I worked through and stayed positive through."
But now Robinson is back and will be in the lineup
tonight when the Blue Jackets take on the Islanders
in the team's new barn. Robinson will bring his speed, physicality and energy to the lineup, not to mention his 6-11-17 line in 42 games.
He won't be the only CBJ player who is back in the saddle, as Joonas Korpisalo is slated to get his first start since winning back-to-back games Jan. 27 against the Rangers and Jan. 30 at the Canadiens. Since then, he's been sidelined by a lower-body injury, but head coach Brad Larsen said the goalie is good to go.
"I know he's feeling good and he's feeling 100 percent," Larsen said. "In a perfect world, we get him 10-12 shots that are all from the outside and the blue line, but that's not always how it works. We'll see how the game goes, but I know Korpi is feeling good and hopefully we play well in front of him."
