Injury Report: Backes and Allen to miss the remainder of the regular season

[Vladys Gumption]

Lower body injuries for both per the team website.

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[KirkOut]

Oh cool an additional injury we didn't even know about

 

[medkit]

I don't remember Backes getting injured? He was chipper in the post-game.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

This means that the only player to play in every game will be Troy Brouwer

 

[TheOrganist]

This is painful at this point. Get the regular season effing over with already.

 

[Alklha]

Hopefully we are just being overly cautious.

 

[ManyIdeas]

I imagine it's just resting DB so he can be ready to shut some people down in the postseason. But who knows...

 

[Dbrownss]

Oh for ****s ****ing sake......

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

This means that the only player to play in every game will be Troy Brouwer

Lets all let that sink in for a moment.

 

[Oberyn]

Hopefully Backes is just precautionary and he's ready for the playoffs. While his offensive stats aren't impressive, he needs to be the guy to shut down opposing top lines. Lehtera is a train wreck defensively and I don't want to neuter Stastny's offensive capabilities by forcing him to adopt a shut down role.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Given the more offensive role that Stastny has taken on (which I am completely ok with), we're really going to need Backes to do the heavy lifting defensively.

God this team just can't catch a break.

 

[TheDizee]

backes injury sounds like a maintenance thing. he looked very good last night.

who knows about allen though

 

[The Zombonis]

As a St. Louis sports fan, are the two professional teams trying to have a race to see who has more injuries? My goodness, in the last week alone we have:
Blues: Allen and Backes
Cardinals: Walden, Tejada, B. Pena, Pham

I thought athletes were supposed to be more durable. Are they just pushing the limits more, or what is the deal? Never seen such a run of injuries as we have over the past 12-18 months. Maybe it's the information age and we are more aware of those injuries as compared to before?

 

[TheOrganist]

backes injury sounds like a maintenance thing. he looked very good last night.

who knows about allen though

That would be more believable if they didn't still have a decent amount to play for. They do.

Hopefully it wasn't some harmless looking blocked shot that turned into a broken foot or something.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

That would be more believable if they didn't still have a decent amount to play for. They do.

Hopefully it wasn't some harmless looking blocked shot that turned into a broken foot or something.

If it does turn out to be a broken foot for Backes, I'd bet my bottom dollar he'll be playing in the playoffs.

 

[ILLSTL217]

And the curse lives on.

 

[ort]

Not a single game this season will have been played with a complete roster. Not one.

The injuries this season have been like some sort of bad joke.

 

[trevorftw]

This means that the only player to play in every game will be Troy Brouwer

There's still time for him. Every player injured. Book it.

 

[BlueMagic]

****

 

[Bendak]

Hooray another !@*# sandwich leading into the postseason!!!

Like clockwork

 

[bleedblue1223]

That would be more believable if they didn't still have a decent amount to play for. They do.

Yes and no. It's more important to give Backes rest than to chase the #1 spot in the division. We'll have home-ice against the Pacific, and we'll likely have home-ice in round 1. It's also going to be tough to pass Dallas as they have 2 home games against Colorado and Nashville, and if we beat Arizona, we'll have at Chicago and home against Washington. They have the tie-breaker and easier matchups.

Even if we pass Dallas, we'll still likely play the same teams. It is more important to rest a guy like Backes than to play him when it likely won't matter much.

 

[Stopsight]

This doesn't concern me that much. I think Backes will be fine for playoffs judging on no visible injuries on the ice last night. Allen being injured is discouraging but I don't think that there was a clear choice for the playoffs so Hitch just had the decision made for him.

 

[BrokenFace]

So have the Blues switched goalies during a game more times from the starter getting chased or from the starter getting injured?

 

[BlueDream]

This means that the only player to play in every game will be Troy Brouwer

And you know for sure Oshie wouldn't have done that. What a beastly trade.

Anyways, really hope these guys are good to go next week for the playoffs.

 

[The Zombonis]

And somehow this still isn't as severe as two years ago when half the Blues forwards were injured right before the playoffs. Remember that fiasco? Of course there's still time - three more games to get through!

If they can get to the finish line in half decent shape, health wise, I'll take my chances with this team.