Overview

• Sundqvist sustained a lower-body injury in a practice fall on Sunday and required help off the ice, GM Doug Armstrong said.
• The Blues expect a shorter absence than the week-to-week label suggests and have only ruled him out for the first three games.
• He remains eligible to return without an IR move after being included on the opening roster, with roughly $625,000 in cap space limiting recalls.
• Daily Faceoff reported a potential Oct. 15 target for his return against Chicago, which would depend on his progress.
• Milan Lucic’s PTO expired as he rehabs a lower-body injury, and the team plans to revisit an in-season PTO if he returns to full health.