Scott Perunovich to undergo shoulder surgery

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesFirst, defenseman Marco Scandella reported an off-season workout injury that requires hip surgery and at least a six month absence from play. Blues fans assumed that this just meant that the eight person log-jam at defense was down to seven, which is manageable. It just becomes a fight for the sixth man at that point, totally doable.

On September 27, Scott Perunovich was injured during the first period of the Blues’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Head coach Craig Berube spoke of Perunovich’s injury prognosis with an uncertain tone, and today we’re figuring out why. If it didn’t look good when the injury happened, it’s probably not going to look…