Blues forward Jaden Schwartz out a month with broken elbow

St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz will miss at least a month after hurting his left elbow in practice.

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Sep 30, 2016

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz will miss at least a month after hurting his left elbow in practice.

The Blues announced the timetable on Schwartz's return Friday, a day after he was injured in training camp.

Schwartz has played five seasons in NHL. He is coming off an injury-shortened season in which he missed 49 games because of a broken left ankle. He had eight goals and 14 assists in 33 games and added four goals and 10 assists in 20 playoff games.

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Overall, he has 70 goals and 87 assists in 240 career games.

The Blues re-signed Schwartz to a five-year, $26.75 million contract in July.