Lehtera was briefly demoted to the third line on Tuesday, but returned to the second line halfway through the contest. This morning he once again skated with Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz, so look for him to skate in the top-6 tonight vs. the Bruins.
Lehtera has missed the last six games with a concussion, but will return in his regular spot between Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko tonight vs. the Coyotes. Before getting hurt, he had just one goal and four assists in his last 15 games.
Lehtera has missed the last five games with a concussion, but it sounds like there is a good chance that he returns to the lineup tomorrow vs. Arizona. He has 30 points (9G / 21A) in 46 games.
Despite Lehtera saying that he thinks he will play on Sunday, Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock confirmed that Lehtera will not play tomorrow. Look for Lehtera to be back in the lineup on Tuesday.
Lehtera has missed the last five games with concussion-like symptoms, but says that he expects to play tomorrow unless something unforeseen happens between now and then.
Lehtera is likely to miss his third straight game with concussion-like symptoms. The Blues have yet to announce a timeline for Lehtera’s return. Consider him day-to-day.
Lehtera left Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He will not play on Friday, but coach Hitchcock was not sure how long Lehtera will be out past Friday. Expect Paul Stastny to move up into the top-6 with Lehtera out.
Lehtera missed Sunday's game and Tuesday's practice because of the flu, but he was back on the ice this morning, which suggests that he will be in the lineup on Thursday.
Lehtera did not play on Sunday because of the flu and he is not skating this morning. The Blues are off until Thursday, so this is not a huge concern yet.
Lehtera is not on the ice for pregame warmups so he won't play vs. the Ducks because of the flu. Chris Porter will slide into the lineup for Lehtera.
Lehtera, 26, was selected in the third-round (65th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Lehtera had 12 goals and 32 assists (44 points) in 48 games with Novosibirsk Sibir of the KHL last year. He has just seven games of North American hockey experience. He had one assist in those games with Peoria (AHL).