{"id":60865,"date":"2019-11-07T10:07:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=60865"},"modified":"2021-03-11T23:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T04:12:50","slug":"st-louis-blues-alex-steen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/11\/07\/st-louis-blues-alex-steen\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Alex Steen Sustains Lower-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> St. Louis Blues<\/a> announced that forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/steenal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Steen<\/a><\/strong> sustained a lower-body injury in Wednesday night&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. It is a high-ankle sprain and he will be re-evaluated in four weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">INJURY UPDATE! Alexander Steen has a high-ankle sprain and has returned to St. Louis. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRIWhTXUU1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/MRIWhTXUU1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StLouisBlues\/status\/1192537227135344640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alexander Steen will not return to tonight\u2019s game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m0kALtbwpp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/m0kALtbwpp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StLouisBlues\/status\/1192282633050345472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Alexander Steen Injured<\/h2>\n<p>During the second period of the Blues 5-2 win over the Oilers, Steen had an awkward collision with Oilers <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chiasal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Chiasson<\/a><\/strong>. Steen needed help from trainer Ray Barile and teammate <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/parayco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colton Parayko<\/a><\/strong> to get off the ice. The injury was bad enough as the team ruled Steen out for the rest of the game. After the game, head coach <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berubcr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Berube<\/a><\/strong> did not have an update on Steen&#8217;s condition. However, it has now been updated that Steen will be re-evaluated in four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first lower-body injury Steen sustained this season. He left a game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> back on Sunday, October 27th. He was able to return to the lineup quickly as the Blues had back to back days off before taking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> on Wednesday, October 30th. Steen is off to a slow start this season registering just five points in 16 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Last season Steen embraced the role of being a fourth-line player. Alongside <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barbaiv01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Barbashev<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sundqos01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oskar Sundqvist<\/a><\/strong>, they formed one of the best fourth lines in the NHL. This line was instrumental in helping the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/06\/12\/jordan-binnington-leads-blues-stanley-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blues capture the Stanley Cup last season<\/a>. This season, Steen moved up to the third line playing with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bozakty01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Bozak<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/blaissa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sammy Blais<\/a><\/strong>. Now the Blues have a void to fill.<\/p>\n<p>However, if Steen is going to miss significant time, the Blues had a backup plan in place. The team traded for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/delarja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob de La Rose<\/a><\/strong> from the Red Wings for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fabbrro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robby Fabbri<\/a><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/11\/07\/st-louis-blues-trade-robby-fabbri-detroit-red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This trade was announced soon<\/a> after the game was over indicating the news may not be good surrounding the health of Steen.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have two days off before their next game Saturday night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a>. 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