The St. Louis Blues have been dealt a massive blow.


Robby Fabbri will miss the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee. Fabbri will be back on the ice when training camp begins in September.

Fabbri left Saturday's game in the first period.


The 21-year-old forward was hit in front of the Blues bench by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Carter Rowney. He collided with the boards and was unable to get to his feet without assistance from his teammates, was helped to the locker room and did not return to the game.

Fabbri has played in 51 games for the Blues this season, scoring 11 goals and 18 assists.

The bandage on the Fabbri injury is the recalling of forwards Kenny Agostino and Magnus Paajarvi from the AHL Chicago Wolves. Agostino leads the AHL overall with 18 goals, 42 assists in 48 games this season. Paajarvi has dressed in 25 games for the Wolves this season, posting six goals and 10 assists.

Replacing Fabbri will not be as simple as calling up two kids from the AHL.

Fabbri plays both sides of the puck with precision and passion. This season, Fabbri has 64 hits, 24 blocked shots and 20 takeaways.

Fabbri plays center and wing for the Blues.

If Blues GM Doug Armstrong wants to make a trade for a forward to replace Fabbri, he will have to trade a big contract, like Kevin Shattenkirk's $4.25M AAV. Armstrong has just $797,000 in available cap space today.


The Blues (55 points) enter today's action in ninth place in the Western Conference. They are 4-6 in their last 10 game sand are being closely stalked by Winnipeg (54), Vancouver (52) and Dallas (52) for the last wild card spot.

Calgary holds a wild card with 57 points while the LA Kings have 58 points.



Shattenkirk and Bouwmeester trade rumors have amplified and elevated in the past 12 hours.



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