{"id":26384,"date":"2018-04-02T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=26384"},"modified":"2018-04-02T14:29:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T18:29:05","slug":"st-louis-blues-scottie-upshall-to-miss-the-rest-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/04\/02\/st-louis-blues-scottie-upshall-to-miss-the-rest-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Scottie Upshall to Miss the Rest of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Louis Blues<\/a> forward Scottie Upshall<\/a><\/strong> is slotted to miss the remainder of the year with a lacerated kidney. The injury was believed to come from a hit Upshall took during Friday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes<\/a>. Luke Schenn<\/a><\/strong>, brother of Blues star center Brayden Schenn<\/a><\/strong>, delivered a fairly hard hit on Upshall during the second period. Upshall struggled to get up and the team enforcer, Chris Thorburn<\/a><\/strong>, stepped in to defend him. While Thorburn was decisively\u00a0beating Schenn in a fight, Colton Parayko<\/a><\/strong> was helping Upshall off the ice.<\/p>\n

Scottie Upshall<\/a> to Miss the Rest of the Year<\/h1>\n

Sources haven’t disclosed how long Upshall is expected to miss, but Blues fans shouldn’t expect to see him again this season; regardless of the length of their playoff run. This injury comes only two games after Upshall returned from a left knee injury. That news was announced in early March and he had a quicker recovery than expected.<\/p>\n

Upshall had one assist in Thursday’s win over the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. This was his 19 point of the year in 63 games. The 19 points trump his highest point totals as a Blue by one. Playing fourth-line minutes, Upshall has been valued for his veteran influence in the locker room. He’s at the end of another one-year stint with the Blues, a contract that he earned during a tryout with the Blues during the pre-season.<\/p>\n

This is his third consecutive year where he’s been signed to a one-year deal. At 34, he’s inching closer and closer to retirement. With such a strong group of young players coming in, Upshall might lose his spot soon. The injuries\u00a0aren’t helping this either. If he’s able to return to workouts and ice-time at the beginning of the offseason, he may be able to earn his spot back.<\/p>\n

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