St. Louis Blues' Veteran Winger Moved To LTIR

St. Louis Blues' forward James Neal was originally placed on IR Saturday afternoon. Yet, it appears his injury is more serious than originally believed, as the team has now moved him to LTIR.

Due to the fact that Neal is now on LTIR, he must miss 10 games and 24 days. With this, he won't be back until at least mid December. Yet, it also could end up being longer than that, of course.

Neal, by the way, is on long-term injured reserve, so he has to miss 10 games and 24 days
— Tom Timmermann (@tomtimm) November 28, 2021

In 17 games this season, Neal has two goals and four points. Although he isn't taking the world by storm, he is a notable depth player who St. Louis will now be without. Forward Dakota Joshua was called up Saturday as of result of the injury and with Neal on LTIR, he should get into a good amount of action.

Once Neal is healthy and ready to go, he will be looking to rebound from a serious cold streak. Over his last seven games, he has been held off the scoresheet.