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Blues lose Tarasenko to hand injury.
17.03.2014. O'Neill, DanView Profile. St. Louis Post - Dispatch
The Blues have lost forward Vladimir Tarasenko for at least six weeks
with a right hand injury, the team confirmed late Sunday afternoon.
Tarasenko will have surgery Wednesday and be re-evaluated after the
six-week period.
He will be out for the remainder of the regular season, and it appears
the team would have to go deep into the playoffs for Tarasenko to have
a chance to return.
He sustained the injury late in Saturday's 4-1 victory at Nashville.
There was no indication the forward had hurt his hand seriously during
the game. He scored a goal in the second period and did not miss a
shift, playing more than 15 minutes.
His injury comes with the playoffs on the horizon and just 15 games
remaining in the regular season. The 46-14-7 Blues lead the NHL with 99
points as they prepare to face the Winnipeg Jets tonight at Scottrade
Center.
Tarasenko, 22, was putting the finishing touches on a terrific second
season with the Blues. After being picked to play for host Russia in
the Olympics in Sochi, Tarasenko had points in seven of his last eight
games, with three goals and five assists. During that stretch, the
Blues have gone 7-0-1.
His goal in Nashville was his 21st and gives him 43 points for the season.
The lefthanded-shooting Tarasenko also had his rookie season in 2012-13
impacted by an injury. After being hurt in a game at Colorado,
Tarasenko missed 10 games with concussion symptoms. He scored just two
goals in 21 games after returning.
Late Sunday, the Blues recalled 20-year-old forward forward Dmitrij
Jaskin from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. The
6-foot-3, 204-pound Jaskin has 15 goals and 14 assists and is a plus-7
in 42 games for the Wolves. Jaskin has played in nine games this season
with the parent team. He has one goal and one assist and is even in the
plus-minus category.
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