A tweet this morning from one of the best beat writers in the game dropped some confirmation that St. Louis Blues forward Jori Lehtera is dealing with some concussion symptoms, which will likely cause the free agent signing to miss a bit more time than initially believed.Armstrong says Berglund is dealing with a shoulder injury and Lehtera is dealing with concussion symptoms. #stlbluesLehtera was hurt in Thursday night's game against the Blues' division rivals from Nashville and ended up missing two games already with the injury. With concussion protocol what it is, this should mean that the 27-year old Finn will be eligible to return around Thursday in Buffalo, but tests would have to be passed and clearance would have to be given.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) February 3, 2015
As of Tuesday morning, he has not received any clearance or done any tests, the only update is what we've seen above. If he is still dealing with the symptoms, it does seem rather unlikely that he would be able to pass a test on Thursday.
Grant S. can't be too disappointed with the season he has already had from his last pick, a 14th rounder, 309th overall this season. In 46 games played, Lehtera has 9 goals and 30 points, which is good enough to be ranked 130th overall in pool scoring after Monday night's action.The real question becomes whether or not Grant gambles this week on the health of his key winger. Grant has been dealing with some injury problems of late and his padding between 2nd and 3rd place has dwindled in the process. Can Grant hold on with Lehtera to see if he comes back sooner, rather than later, or does he cave in and try to pick up some points right away to band aid over the bleeding?
An updated list of injuries can be found here.
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