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Blues' Tarasenko returns in short order
18.04.2014.Spellman, MikeView Profile. Daily Herald
For the past few days everyone seemed focused on the health of injured
Blues stars T.J. Oshie, who didn't play Thursday, and David Backes, who
did.
Kind of lost in the shuffle was the return of St. Louis forward
Vladimir Tarasenko, who had been out of action 15 games with a hand
injury that was supposed to keep him out six weeks but wouldn't be
denied a chance to play in Game 1 against the Blackhawks.
"You're talking 6-7 hours a day at the rink," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock
marveled about Tarasenko's rehab regimen. "He's basically had two
practices with somebody and now he's going to play in a playoff game."
Tarasenko looked like he hadn't missed a beat, especially early on. He
thwarted a Hawks swarm in the early minutes by laying out to block a
Duncan Keith shot.
Then later in the period he took a sweet pass from Kevin Shattenkirk
and one-timed one past Corey Crawford to tie the game at 2-2. |
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