Sammy Blais was expected to be in tonight on the third line. Instead, during warm-ups, Mackenzie MacEachern was slotted in his place, and Austin Poganski was placed on the fourth line in MacEachern’s place.
Why?
Sammy Blais is now on the NHL’s active COVID-19 protocol list.
#StLBlues forward Sammy Blais added to NHL COVID protocol list along with #NYR forward Kaapo Kakko.
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) February 20, 2021
He’s the first member of the Blues to be placed on the list since the start of the season, which allowed the Blues to have the distinction of being the only American team without a player who has missed time due to possible COVID exposure.