ST. LOUIS — Scott Mayfield texted his parents before Saturday night’s game to tell them he would not be playing for the Islanders against the Blues, his hometown team, disappointing 25 to 30 friends and relatives who planned to attend.
Then, during a conversation at the morning skate, Blues announcers Darren Pang and Kelly Chase asked Islanders coach Doug Weight about the St. Louis kid whom they assumed would dress.
“I was like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Weight recalled, saying that Mayfield’s bio had gotten lost in the shuffle of his hectic seven weeks on the job.