Perron was seen in street clothes talking to a team official after practice. But team policy is that players who don’t practice aren’t made available to the media.
The Blues did not run lines, per se, in practice. But during drill work, Klim Kostin worked in Perron’s spot on the line with Ryan O’Reilly and Brandon Saad.
During power play work, James Neal moved up to the first unit — which usually includes Perron — with O’Reilly, Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko and Torey Krug filling out the group.
Neal normally would be on the second unit. Without Neal on the second unit, Saad was added to that group, which included Justin Faulk, Robert Thomas, Jordan Kryou, and Pavel Buchnevich.
“It would be obviously tough (not having Perron),” defensemen Colton Parayko said. “This is the first game. That’s the nature of our game. We’re gonna see injuries throughout the year; that’s just the way that it goes. For us as a group we gotta focus on the guys that are going into the game.
“Hopefully, he’s feeling better and we can have him tomorrow.”
Farewell to Vail
They practiced, they bonded, they made new friends over four days in the Rocky Mountains.
“I’d like to think so,” Binnington said. “Good time. Good people in Vail. Took good care of us.
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