(10-29-24) St. Louis Blues-Ottawa Senators Gameday Lineup

This was purported to be Mathieu Joseph’s return to the place the place he final performed earlier than the St. Louis Blues acquired the ahead.

Joseph spent the previous two-plus seasons with the Ottawa Senators earlier than the Blues acquired the 27-year-old on July 2 for future concerns.

Seems Joseph should look ahead to his Senators homecoming for one more day as a result of he won’t play tonight, or on the rest of the street journey, which concludes Thursday towards the Philadelphia Flyers with a lower-body damage sustained late in a 5-2 loss towards the Montreal Canadiens.

Joseph was seen attempting to verify Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson within the offensive zone with 2:50 remaining within the third interval and departed to the bench with 2:37 left and didn’t take one other shift.

Kasperi Kapanen, a wholesome scratch in Montreal, will come again into the lineup.

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Matthew Kessel returns to the lineup on protection tonight after being a wholesome scratch the previous two video games, taking the place of Scott Perunovich.

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Perunovich had a good recreation, as all of the Blues did, of their most full recreation of the season towards the Maple Leafs, a 5-1 win, however had a expensive high-sticking infraction that led to Montreal’s lone power-play purpose however put them forward for good in Saturday, 3-2.

As for Kessel, that is what Bannister stated previous to departing for the street journey.

“We have been attempting to get ‘Kess’ the place he was final yr,” Bannister stated. “I do not suppose he is far off it. I discover his decision-making proper now’s gradual. I would prefer to see a little bit faster performs with him, however the greatest factor for me is from final yr to this yr. I believed final yr he got here in with a function to turn into actual bodily and I am not seeing that from him proper now. That is what we’d like out of him.”

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Some information on the prospect damage entrance: 2024 first-round choose, defenseman Adam Jiricek, has been reassigned to Brantford of the Ontario Hockey League, and seems prepared to start enjoying once more.

Blues common supervisor Doug Armstrong stated early in coaching camp that Jiricek, who suffered a proper knee damage on the 2024 World Junior Championship, would stay with the membership till his rehab from the damage is accomplished and as soon as he’s despatched again to juniors, he can be able to play once more, so it’s only a matter of time.

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Defenseman Nick Leddy (lower-body damage) will miss a sixth straight recreation regardless of being on the street journey and Bannister saying the veteran had an opportunity to play.

Joel Hofer, 3-0-0 on the season with a 2.32 goals-against common and .932 save proportion, will get the nod in purpose tonight. He was the goalie of file when the Blues gained 5-2 in Ottawa final season.

Wishing all the very best to former Blue David Perron, who’s away from the Senators at the moment due to a personal matter involving his wife and unborn child.

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Blues Projected Lineup:

Alexandre Texier-Pavel Buchnevich-Jordan Kyrou

Brandon Saad-Brayden Schenn-Jake Neighbours

Zack Bolduc-Dylan Holloway-Kasperi Kapanen

Alexey Toropchenko-Radek Faksa-Oskar Sundqvist

Ryan Suter-Colton Parayko

Philip Broberg-Justin Faulk

P.O. Joseph-Matthew Kessel

Joel Hofer will begin in purpose; Jordan Binnington would be the backup.

Wholesome scratches embrace Nathan Walker and Scott Perunovich. Robert Thomas (ankle), Nick Leddy (decrease physique) and Mathieu Joseph (decrease physique) are out. Torey Krug (ankle) is out for the season.

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Senators projected lineup

Brady Tkachuk-Tim Stutzle-Ridly Greig

Claude Giroux-Josh Norris-Drake Batherson

Noah Gregor-Ostapchuk-Michael Amadio

Nick Cousins-Adam Gaudette-Zack MacEwen

Jake Sanderson-Travis Hamonic

Thomas Chabot-Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven-Jacob Bernard-Docker

Linus Ullmark will begin in purpose; Anton Forsberg would be the backup.

Wholesome scratches embrace David Perron, Mads Sogaard and Cole Reinhardt. Artem Zub (concussion) and Shane Pinto (undisclosed) are out.