With Vladimir Tarasenko out for five months, and Alexander Steen out for at least one, it was expected that the Blues would work from within to make up for those losses. Jacob de la Rose got his debut on Saturday night in a 3-2 overtime win against the Flames, but the Blues are working with zero options as far as a backup forward goes. The only healthy scratch Saturday night was Robert Bortuzzo.
Calling up Jordan Kyrou, Klim Kostin, or Nathan Walker could be one possibility for the team, but it appears that Doug Armstrong would rather see the three guys get playing time in San Antonio than be in the press box here, which is fair.