The return of Shawn Horcoff and the injured Sami Vatanen will require further waiting.
While Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau remained mum about Horcoff on Friday, the first day he is eligible to return from a 20-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs, the veteran forward remained on the ice following a voluntary morning skate at Scottrade Center, a strong indication that he will sit out Friday night’s game against the St. Louis Blues.
Boudreau ruled Vatanen out with an upper-body injury two days after the defenseman left the ice in the first period in Denver following contact with a Colorado Avalanche player that Boudreau assessed as incidental.