Some great news for the St. Louis Blues, as Vladimir Tarasenko was seen practicing with his teammates this morning. It appears Tarasenko is making progress from his shoulder injury, although no timeline has been set for his return.
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Tarasenko has been out of the Blues lineup since October 24th due to shoulder surgery. It was stated at the time that he would re-evaluated in five months, so the fact he is back skating is extremely encouraging. Before the injury, the Russian forward put up three goals and seven assists in 10 games.
What was already a scary Blues team could soon become much scarier. They currently sit first in the Western Conference and third in the entire NHL with 72 points, most of which have come without Tarasenko. The fact that the Stanley Cup Champions could soon be activating Tarasenko, one of the leagues best snipers, has to put their chances of a repeat extremely high.
