St. Louis Blues left winger Jaden Schwartz has been placed on injured reserve due to a foot injury, the team announced Wednesday.
Schwartz was the Blues' first-round pick in the 2010 NHL draft at No. 14 overall and has started to really come into his own this season.
The 22-year-old forward has registered 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in only 31 games thus far. Schwartz was hurt in the team's 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
This is a big blow for St. Louis. Forward Dmitrij Jaskin was called up from the Blues' AHL affiliate in Chicago in response to Schwartz's injury.
The hope is that Schwartz can come back and build on his early success and eventually help St. Louis down the stretch. The Blues sit third in the Western Conference and need to find alternative forms of offense while Schwartz recovers.
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