Compiled by Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department
St. Louis Game Time PROSPECT SUNDAYS
This has been anything but a banner week for the Blues' top forward prospects.
Two key pieces of the future -- junior center Philip McRae and rookie pro Brett Sonne -- were held off of the scorer's sheet entirely this week; no points, or penalty minutes, and an even plus-minus.
Three more foward prospects missed the entre week due to injury. Rookie pro Aaron Palushaj is still out with a lower-body injury suffered in Peoria's 5-1 won over Toronto on Jan. 8, but is not expected to be out for much longer. Injuries to college players Jay Bariball and Andrew Sackrison are more long-term; Barriball will miss the remainder of the season, while Sackrison is not expected back in the Minnesota State lineup until mid-February at the earliest.
Only two forward prospects managed to score multiple goals this week, one on this side of the Atlantic and one on the other, and only nine of the Blues' 24 forward prospects were able to dent the twine at all this week.
Your Game Time weekly prospect statistics update after the jump...
| ST. LOUIS BLUES 2009-10 PROSPECT STATS as of 23 January 2010 -- FORWARDS |
| Lines with GREY backgrounds denote players above "prospect age" of 25 years. |
| Lines with BLUE backgrounds indicate statistics for players in the NHL at any point in the 2009-10 season. |
| Acq'd | Player | Ps/Sh | Ht | Wt | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2008-09 Club(s) | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW |
| 3 (78) 09 | ANDRONOV, Sergei | RW/L | 6-00 | 183 | 07-19-89 | Moscow, RUS | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | - 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CSKA | KHL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| TOTALS | KHL | 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | - 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Trade 07 | BARRIBALL, Jay | C/L | 5-09 | 165 | 05-27-87 | Prior Lake, MN | Minnesota | WCHA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | + 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F/A 09 | CRACKNELL, Adam | RW/R | 6-03 | 215 | 07-15-85 | Prince Albert, SK | Peoria | AHL | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | - 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 (171) 05 | DRAZENOVIC, Nick | C/L | 6-01 | 200 | 01-14-87 | Prince George, BC | Peoria | AHL | 33 | 11 | 11 | 22 | - 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 (13) 07 | ELLER, Lars | F/L | 6-00 | 198 | 05-08-89 | Rodovre, DMK | St. Louis | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | + 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peoria | AHL | 36 | 7 | 25 | 32 | + 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 (100) 07 | ERSTAD, Travis | F/R | 6-04 | 185 | 11-09-88 | Madison, WI | Wisconsin-Stevens Pt | NCAA Div III | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ... | 53 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 (39) 07 | HJALMARSSON, Simon | RW/R | 5-11 | 170 | 02-01-89 | Varnamo, SWE | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | - 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 (65) 08 | LEHTERA, Jori | C/L | 6-02 | 191 | 12-23-87 | Helsinki, FIN | Tappara | SML | 38 | 17 | 29 | 46 | + 2 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 (70) 08 | LIVINGSTON, James | RW/R | 6-02 | 213 | 03-08-90 | Halifax, NS | Sault Ste. Marie | OHL | 36 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +12 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Plymouth | OHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | + 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTALS | OHL | 41 | 15 | 13 | 28 | +13 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 (33) 08 | McRAE, Philip | C/L | 6-03 | 191 | 03-15-90 | Apple Valley, MN | London | OHL | 33 | 11 | 26 | 37 | + 4 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Plymouth | OHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTALS | OHL | 38 | 12 | 27 | 39 | + 4 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| United States | U20 WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 (155) 08 | NIGRO, Anthony | C/L | 6-00 | 189 | 01-11-90 | Woodbridge, ON | Ottawa | OHL | 40 | 11 | 27 | 38 | + 4 | 20 | 5/td> | 0 | 1 |
| 7 (190) 07 | NILL, Trevor | C/R | 6-01 | 180 | 04-11-89 | Detroit, MI | Michigan State | CCHA | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | + 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 (44) 07 | PALUSHAJ, Aaron | RW/R | 6-00 | 185 | 09-07-89 | Livonia, MI | Peoria | AHL | 35 | 3 | 15 | 18 | + 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade 09 | PELLETIER, Pascal | RW/L | 5-11 | 197 | 06-16-83 | Labrador City, NL | Syracuse | AHL | 25 | 3 | 13 | 16 | - 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peoria | AHL | 19 | 5 | 11/td> | 16 | + 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| TOTALS | AHL | 44 | 8 | 24 | 32 | + 1 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 (160) 07 | PELUSO, Anthony | RW/R | 6-04 | 235 | 04-18-89 | King City, ON | Peoria | AHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | + 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| F/A 07 | PORTER, Chris | LW/L | 6-01 | 205 | 05-29-84 | Thunder Bay, ON | Peoria | AHL | 44 | 7 | 10 | 17 | - 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 (156) 05 | REAVES, Ryan | RW/R | 6-02 | 200 | 01-20-87 | Winnipeg, MB | Peoria | AHL | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -14 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 (124) 06 | SACKRISON, Andrew | F/L | 6-01 | 200 | 11-12-87 | St. Louis Park, MN | Minnesota State | WCHA | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 (87) 08 | SCHULTZ, Ian | RW/R | 6-02 | 200 | 02-04-90 | Calgary, AB | Calgary | WHL | 46 | 17 | 20 | 37 | + 3 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 (108) 09 | SHATTOCK, Tyler | RW/R | 6-03 | 190 | 02-03-90 | Salmon Arm, BC | Kamloops | WHL | 42 | 22 | 28 | 50 | - 1 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Calgary | WHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTALS | WHL | 48 | 22 | 31 | 51 | - 4 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 (85) 07 | SONNE, Brett | C/L | 6-00 | 187 | 05-16-89 | Maple Ridge, BC | Peoria | AHL | 41 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Trade 06 | STASTNY, Yan | C/L | 5-10 | 195 | 09-30-82 | Quebec, QC | St. Louis | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peoria | AHL | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | - 4 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| F/A 07 | TALBOT, Julian | C/L | 6-00 | 185 | 03-24-85 | Wahnapitae, ON | Peoria | AHL | 42 | 13 | 10 | 23 | + 1 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 (202) 09 | TARDY, Max | C/R | 6-00 | 188 | 10-27-90 | Duluth, MN | Tri-City | USHL | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | - 2 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 |