Overview
- St. Louis announced Thomas has a lower-body injury and will be re-evaluated in two weeks after missing Tuesday’s game, with the issue sustained last Saturday against Vegas.
- Thomas leads the Blues with 11 goals and 33 points in 42 games, while the team ranks last in goals per game at 2.49 and sits 23rd on the power play at 17.07%.
- Captain Brayden Schenn is expected to take over as the top-line center in Thomas’ absence, according to reports.
- The Blues are seventh in the Central Division and five points out of the final wild-card spot, increasing pressure during this stretch without their top scorer.
- The GM is fielding trade calls ahead of March 6, with multiple players discussed and expiring-contract forwards Oskar Sundqvist and Mathieu Joseph cited as potential moves, per reporting; the timeline could also keep Thomas out through the Feb. 11 Olympic break.