St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a hip injury, the team announced Monday, while adding that he'll be sidelined for four-to-six months.
It's been an injury-riddled campaign for Bouwmeester, who also sat out the first 21 games with a broken ankle. He then missed a nine-game stretch in December with an undisclosed injury.
In 35 games this season, Bouwmeester netted two goals and five assists. He ranks fourth among St. Louis' blue-liners with 20:08 of ice time per game.
Bouwmeester has been playing with hip injury the last several weeks. Hasn’t been practicing because of it. https://t.co/XvsgAbYh7z
— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) March 5, 2018
The Blues also announced Monday that forward Scottie Upshall will be re-evaluated in four weeks after he suffered an MCL sprain.
St. Louis sits two points back of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
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