"You know what happens when you take a guy and you insert him into the top of the lineup and everybody gets shifted down," Blues Head Coach Mike Yeo said in his pregame press conference. "It makes you more dangerous in matchup situations… we all know Schwartz has that ability to be effective and dangerous no matter who he's playing against, and there's a trickle-down effect there.
"Schenn and Steener have been doing a nice job, and we like the line of (Ivan Barbashev), (Paul) Stastny and Tarasenko, so we'll keep that line together (tonight)," Yeo added.
With Schwartz in the lineup, the Blues ranked seventh in the League in goals per game (3.30). Without him, the Blues ranked 31st (2.11).
"We're obviously very excited," Yeo said of getting Schwartz back. "He does an awful lot for our group. We've spent a lot of time talking about it when he was out and what we were missing… he's a huge part of our team, huge part of our leadership group and obviously a very important player for us."
