Tarasenko returns to lineup after long recovery by Chris Pinkert / Video by Blue Note Productions
Vladimir Tarasenko hasn t played a regular-season game since injuring his shoulder on Oct. 24, 2019 against the Los Angeles Kings, but that will change on Saturday night.
Tarasenko, who has had three shoulder surgeries since April 2018, was activated from injured reserve and is cleared for takeoff. It was a long period without playing hockey, but most important, we needed to get it fixed and get it done and get it healthy again, Tarasenko told stlouisblues.com. The doctors in Vail, Colorado did a great job, the Blues doctors did a great job, everybody was on the same page. We worked a lot and I m finally able to play… The three surgeries is in the past, there is some speculation still, but it was a different injury, not the same injury three times. Now it
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The year 2020 is finally over. It had some ups and downs, and that was just the Arizona Coyotes time in the postseason.
But time marches on and with training camp set to get started soon, it s time to look forward. And the Coyotes have lots of work to do.
1. Fix the power play.
The Coyotes power play has struggled for a long time. Whether or not that is due to the players or the system the team uses is a subject of debate, although the answer is likely a bit of both.
All Hail, Captain Ryan O’Reilly! Doug Armstrong’s finest acquisition as GM of the Blues
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Without Ryan O’Reilly, the St. Louis Blues don’t win a Stanley Cup. Fitting for a captain.
A statement as clear as day and as full as the hearts of Blues fans everywhere right now, O’Reilly was that missing piece to the puzzle. Craig Berube’s placement as head coach got the fire brewing, and Jordan Binnington’s take-over brand of play aided the comeback in the 2018-19 season, but it was O’Reilly’s presence and performance that I think moved the needle considerably.