Neighbours ruled out Friday, Krug questionable against Hurricanes
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Jake Neighbours has been ruled out for a third straight game for the St. Louis Blues with an upper-body injury.
The forward, who was injured in a second-period game last Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, participated in the morning skate prior to a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.
Blues defenseman Torey Krug (47) gets congratulated by goalie Joel Hofer after scoring Wednesday in a 5-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. Krug is did not play the third period due to an upper-body injury and is questionable Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Blues interim coach Drew Bannister said Neighbours, who is tied on the team for second with 27 goals, is listed as day to day but with him not skating during an optional on Thursday, it was obvious he would likely miss a third straight game.
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"I would think yesterday with the skate, he wasn't feeling the way we were hoping he would feel, so I think today was just keep him off the ice and give him an extra day's rest," Bannister said. "I would rule him out tomorrow."
Also, defenseman Torey Krug is questionable for the game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
Krug, who scored Wednesday, sustained an upper-body injury and did not play in the third period against the Blackhawks. He was also absent from Thursday's skate.
"I don't want to say good, but I think he is day to day," Bannister said. "I don't want to rule him out or say that he is playing tomorrow. We'll just evaluate him. He didn't go out on the ice today. It was an optional day, so that wouldn't be unusual for him not to go out on the ice. We'll see how he feels tomorrow and we'll make a call on that."
