Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the Blues' previous two games and has been officially removed from the Long-Term Injured Reserve due to a lower-body injury on Monday. The 35-year-old veteran last appeared for the Islanders on January 2nd and has yet to pick up a point in 15 games this season with both New York and St. Louis.
Bortuzzo has been sidelined with a lower-body injury since January 2nd, but it looks like he'll return to the lineup on Saturday. It's unclear who Bortuzzo will replace in the lineup, but it will likely be Sebastian Aho on the third pairing. Bortuzzo has no points in 15 games between the Blues and Islanders this season.
Bortuzzo has been out of the lineup since January 2nd with a lower-body injury and appeared to be nearing a comeback after returning to practice recently but has since had a setback. The 34-year-old Bortuzzo has been held without a point in 15 games this season while tallying 21 hits and 20 blocks.
Bortuzzo has been out of the lineup since January 2nd with a lower-body injury but appears to be nearing a return after being a full participant at practice on Friday. The 34-year-old Bortuzzo has been held without a point in 15 games this season while tallying 21 hits and 20 blocks.
Bortuzzo drew back into the Islanders lineup on Tuesday but played only 8:10 time-on-ice and exited the game with a lower-body injury. Bortuzzo had difficulty leaving the ice and will be out of action for at least one week as he was placed on injured reserve.
Bortuzzo will draw back into the lineup for the Islanders as Sebastian Aho will not be in the lineup. Before not playing on Sunday, Bortuzzo played in 10 games straight, scoring zero points while averaging 15:32 time-on-ice.
Bortuzzo has yet to pick up a point while only appearing in four games thus far in 2023-24 with St. Louis and has been dealt to the New York Islanders for a 2024 7th round pick. The 34-year-old defensemen is in the second year of a two-year, $1.9 million contract ($950,000 AAV) and will replace Ryan Pulock (lower body), who was placed on the Injured Reserve earlier Friday.
Tyler Tucker will be a healthy scratch on Friday, allowing Robert Bortuzzo to return to the Blues' lineup. Bortuzzo has only played two games this season, registering seven penalty minutes and zero points while averaging 9:38 time-on-ice.
Bortuzzo has yet to appear in any of the Blues' first five games but will draw into the lineup for the first time in 2023-24 Thursday as they take on Calgary. The 34-year-old had two goals, three assists, 30 SOG, 29 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus in 43 games played in 2022-23.
Bortuzzo has been out since January 7th due to a lower-body injury but has been activated from the injured reserve Thursday. The 30-year-old is not expected to join the Blues' lineup right away but when he does will be looking to add to the one goal, 19 SOG and 25 PIMs he has amassed across 30 games prior to the injury.
