Doctors examined Alexander Steen's knee on Sunday to determine the severity of an injury. It might not have been as bad as the self-inflicted Steve Young Jersey wound his St. Louis Blues delivered Saturday.Steen has been on a tear, with seven points in his seven previous games. That included an overtime goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins and gave him 62 points, second on the team.MORE: | | So when he cracked knees with Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Cody Goloubef and limped off the ice, the pain of his injury was po sibly greater than the ache in his right knee.It changes the dynamic of our team, especially losing Steener early in the game and having a lot of guys early on have to fill in and play more minutes, said defenseman Kevin NFL San Francisco 49ers Jersey Shattenkirk, who returned to the lineup Saturday after an abdominal injury. There is just no real chemistry out there with the lines. It me ses things up.The Blues also Kwon Alexander Jersey played without T.J. Oshie, who is third in team scoring and who was ill, in Saturday's 4-2 lo s. Combined with the Nashville Predators' victory, St. Louis now is three points behind the Preds in the Central Division.Losing Steen for any length of time would be damaging to a team that needs his skill and scoring touch. And with seven games left before they enter the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Blues need Steen healthy as soon as po sible.Two guys who drive the bus for us and they are big leaders on this team, Shattenkirk said. At this point in the season, this is a good learning le son for us to try to work through that. It might happen down the line here so we have to fight through it.UPDATE: Steen is day-to-day, according to , Dwight Clark Jersey who also reported believes Steen . against the Canucks, Hitchcock said.Saturday saw the Predators qualify for the playoffs. So did the Anaheim Ducks, who hold the Western Conference's best record. And in the Eastern Conference, the Montreal Canadiens locked up their berth.The regular season ends April 11; opening playoff games are April 15. That means Steen has just over two weeks to heal. Deion Sanders Jersey Combine his injury with damage to their psyche from failed to capture a winnable game, and the Blues have work to do before real games begin.Contributing: , NHL.com MORE: |