Faulk done for rest of regular season, Neighbours day to day, each with upper-body injuries
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- It looks like Justin Faulk's season is done, and Jake Neighbours is day today.
Neighbours will not play Wednesday for the St. Louis Blues against the Chicago Blackhawks after he was injured midway through the second period of a 3-2 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
Neighbours was injured when he was checked by Chesterfield's Luke Kunin into the boards along the Blues bench and his head snapped back hitting the top of the it.
Blues forward Jake Neighbours, who is tied with Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou for the team lead in goals with 27, is day to day but will not play Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Neighbours was watching practice on Tuesday but did not skate.
"As of today, he's feeling normal," Blues interim coach Drew Bannister said of Neighbours, who is tied for the team lead in goals with 27. "Obviously yes, we're going to be cautious and we'll go through the protocols of getting him back on the ice here working out, getting back on the ice and then skates with us."
Faulk is considered week to week and is likely out for the rest of the regular season after confronting Kunin and getting in a fight with the Chesterfield native.
"I think he's week to week. We want to be cautious with his injury," Bannister said of Faulk. "Even if this was two months ago, it would still be week to week with him. It is what it is.
"With a week left right now, and pending how we play and other teams play around us, that could be extended, so there is a possibility he could be back in the lineup with our season being extended, but we'll see how that plays out."
Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) was injured on this altercation with Chesterfield native and Sharks forward Luke Kunin on Saturday.
It's been a tough go with Faulk, who had separate stints out with injury this season related to an ankle.
"Unfortunate. He jumps in to stick up for a teammate and gets himself hurt," Bannister said. "Certainly we missed him when he was out with that length of time with his ankle injury and we'll miss him again here down the stretch."
Faulk will finish the season with just 30 points (two goals, 28 assists) in 60 games after he had 50 points (12 goals, 38 assists) in 82 games last season.
