The Blues have opened up a roster spot heading into tonight’s game against Chicago. The team announced that they have assigned winger Aleksanteri Kaskimaki to AHL Springfield. Matt Luff took his place in the lineup.

The 21-year-old received his first recall of the season at the beginning of the month and played regularly after, getting into five games with St. Louis. However, while Kaskimaki played more than 15 minutes in his NHL debut against Boston but only surpassed the 11-minute mark once in his other four outings. Overall, he was held off the scoresheet in those appearances while recording six shots and a minus-six rating.

Kaskimaki was a third-round pick by the Blues back in 2022, going 73rd overall. He spent his full professional season with the Thunderbirds in 2024

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