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Vladimir Tarasenko will not be in the lineup on Saturday when the St. Louis Blues host the Anaheim Ducks at 7 p.m. at Enterprise Center (BSMW, 101 ESPN).
Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said Tarasenko is out with an illness.

Alexey Toropchenko is expected to play in Tarasenko's spot on a line with Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich.
"Torp is a player we really like," Berube said. "Size, speed, plays the right type of game. He's an effective player."
Toropchenko will be playing his first game since Nov. 8 in Philadelphia.
In other lineup news, Berube said Colton Parayko will miss his third straight game due to an upper-body injury.
"He's feeling better," Berube said of Parayko. "He was 50/50 on tonight, but we'll leave it at that for now and see where he's at tomorrow. He was rolling good and we miss him when he's not playing. He's a big part of our team, but it is what it is."

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Buchnevich - Thomas - Toropchenko
Saad - O'Reilly - Leivo
Barbashev - Schenn - Kyrou
Pitlick - Acciari - Alexandrov
Defense
Leddy - Mikkola
Krug - Faulk
Rosen - Tucker
Goalie
Binnington