ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has recalled defenseman Dmitri Samorukov from its AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, under emergency conditions.
In addition, defenseman Matt Kessel was assigned to Springfield.
The Blues are currently dealing with injuries on defense to Robert Bortuzzo (upper-body) and Marco Scandella (lower-body). Scandella has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Blues recall Samorukov from Springfield
Defenseman Matt Kessel has been assigned to the Thunderbirds
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