ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have three players poised to make their season debuts against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night Womens Mark Giordano Jersey , but the biggest question surrounding the team this week is the uncertainty in goal.Starting goalie Jake Allen left Saturday’s 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks late in the second period after a collision with teammate Zach Sanford.Goalie Ville Husso was recalled from the team’s AHL affiliate in San Antonio and skated with backup Chad Johnson in practice Monday and Tuesday, but Husso was sent back to the Rampage after Allen skated Tuesday and Wednesday.Article continues below ...Allen, who went through concussion protocol, said he’s ready to go against the Golden Knights if head coach Mike Yeo decides to put him in the lineup.“It was a hard play to the net. I just made a save and it was a tough blow to the side of the head,” Allen told NHL.com. “I was really (shaken) up at the time. It was the right decision to take me out. It took a little bit of time to gather myself. But after that, I was OK.”Forwards Robby Fabbri, Nikita Soshnikov and defenseman Carl Gunnarsson could all make their season debuts against Vegas.Fabbri, who just completed a three-game conditioning assignment in San Antonio, has not played in a regular-season game since tearing the ACL in his left knee against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 4, 2017.“I think what we have to find out here is how close is he to 100 percent Youth Matthew Tkachuk Jersey ,” Yeo told NHL.com. “His hundred percent for me is pretty high. That’s a pretty high level. That’s going back to a level that I saw him play at two years ago.”Gunnarsson is also returning from an ACL tear and hip surgery. He is coming off a two-game stint with San Antonio.“That was the last kind of speed, get to game speed and all that, so a good test, and two pretty good games,” Gunnarsson told NHL.com. “That was the last test, it held up well, I feel good, so green light. Now it’s just up to the coaches.”The Blues went 1-0-2 against the Golden Knights last season.Vegas is coming off of a 4-1 loss at Nashville on Tuesday. Forward Ryan Hartman scored twice for the Predators as the Golden Knight allowed four straight goals.“For me, we played the perfect road period against a real good team in the first (period),” Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And then after that Michael Frolik Jersey , we made some real bad mistakes and it cost us goals every time.”Forward Reilly Smith scored a power play goal in the first period for the Golden Knights, but after putting 13 shots on net in the first, Vegas was held to 11 shots in the final two periods.“We made a couple mistakes maybe over-forechecking and not covering for each other as well as we should, and they did a good job capitalizing on odd-man rushes,” Smith told the Review-Journal. “I think it was a game tailored to them where they just threw a lot of pucks to the neutral zone and waited for bounces. They were able to capitalize on them.” It was announced on Monday that Montreal Canadiens netminder, Carey Price will be skipping this year's NHL All-Star game, instead choosing to rest and recoup in what has been a less-than-stellar season to聽date.On Monday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that their highly-paid goaltender will not be participating in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. As per the team's official website: "We took the time to discuss the situation with Carey and the medical group earlier today, and we all agreed that the best decision for him would be to rest and recuperate during the upcoming All-Star Break."聽 They later added in their explanation that "Carey has had a nagging injury for some time, and we want to make sure to have him healthy and rested for the second half of the season."advertisingCarey Price will not be participating in the 2019 NHL All-Star Game.DETAILS 鉃?https://t.co/2StuVoWpGB#GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montr茅al (@CanadiensMTL) January 7 Authentic Mikael Backlund Jersey , 2019The team also noted that Price was honored to once again have been named to the NHL All-Star Game, and supports the team's decision to rest him.As a result of the team withdrawing Price from the game, Price will now have to sit out either the last game before the break on Jan 23 or the first game after. Given that the Canadiens come back after the break with back to back games Feb 2-3, it is assumed he will sit out Feb 2. This is not a huge concern for the Habs as they likely wouldn't have played price regardless. He simply won't be available in a backup role for that game.What This MeansThe NHL will look to name a replacement for Price as soon as possible. Frederik Andersen of the Toronto Maple Leafs would have been one of the favorites for consideration as he has the top save percentage among No. 1's in the Atlantic Division, but because聽of a groin injury, won't be able to compete.advertisingThere is also some speculation that this announcement is less about resting Price and more about finding a way for him to take some time to be present for the birth of his new child. Unfortunately, it's not likely the team will discuss that part of this now that they've said they're resting him due to a nagging injury.
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