The Blues are mired in a three game streak of uninspired play, flat-footedness, and shoddy defense. There are multiple causes for these tendencies that have appeared here and there this season, but it’s questionable if the fourth line is really the root of all problems.
Unfortunately for them, the fourth line is getting the brunt of it. The Blues announced today that Dakota Joshua and Klim Kostin have been assigned to the KHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds. The team has recalled MacKenzie MacEachern and Alexei Toropchenko as replacements.
Kostin had a particularly rough game on Saturday in Long Island.