Kariya Out With Lower-Body Injury

The Blues were without the services of Paul Kariya after the first period against the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. The veteran forward left the game with a lower-body injury and didn't return. The word out of Blues' camp is that he is undergoing some more tests and is definitely not going to go on Thursday night against the Predators. Until there is more definitive word, we'll call him day-to-day with his lower-body injury.

The Blues are in the thick of the playoff race in the NHL, only trailing the Flames, who are in 9th, by 2 points, which should suggest that a slip by Calgary could mean they could be chasing down the Avalanche for the 8th spot in the West. If the Blues do make it in, Kariya may be an outside gamble in Box 3 of the Playoff Pool. That's all the pool value Kariya will have for the remainder of the 2010 season.

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