HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak (lower body) skated before Thursday's practice and is progressing, according to coach Ken Hitchcock, but is still ruled out for Games 1 and 2 of the series.
"He skated before the team at practice," said Hitchcock, who announced Halak not being available early because he didn't want it to be a distraction. "He's getting better. Not ready for the first two games, so we'll just see from there. ... We've got our two goalies and away we go."
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Conference Semifinals: Blues vs Kings
Halak ruled out for first two games against Kings
Thursday, 04.26.2012 / 3:18 PM
By Louie Korac - NHL.com Correspondent / Blues vs. Kings series blog
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