Projected Lineup: April 8 vs. Minnesota

Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said Jordan Kyrou is again dealing with an illness, meaning he might not be available for Friday's Central Division showdown with the Minnesota Wild (7 p.m., BSMW, 101 ESPN).
Berube did not rule Kyrou out for the game, but the Blues' leading scorer did not participate in the morning skate on Friday.

Without Kyrou, Logan Brown would likely return to the lineup and center the fourth line, which moves Alexey Toropchenko up to the third line with Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn. If Brown plays, it would be his first game since April 1 in Edmonton.
Defensively, Niko Mikkola will return to the lineup Friday in place of Calle Rosen.
Ville Husso is expected to start in goal.
Tyler Bozak and Torey Krug skated Friday. Both are out with injuries and are not yet ready to return.
"They're coming along well," Berube said of the injured Blues. "I thought they looked pretty good in practice today, so it's good to see. I'm not sure the date when they'll be back yet, but it's getting close."
Below is a projected lineup for Friday's game based on the morning skate.

PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards
Saad - O'Reilly - Perron
Buchnevich - Thomas - Tarasenko
Barbashev - Schenn - Toropchenko
MacEachern - Brown - Walker
Defense
Scandella - Parayko
Leddy - Faulk
Mikkola - Bortuzzo
Goalie
Husso