It Came From Twitter: Morning Skate Tidbits

Ken Hitchcock does not like his game day morning skates to be a big production, but he’s always got info to dish out. As always the Blues Beat Mafia was out in force and passed along some important details for tonight’s tilt against the Detroit Red Wings and beyond.

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Tonight’s Lineup

Changes to the 20 bodies dressing are minimal.

Chris Porter will take Ryan Reaves place on the 4th line with Scott Nichol and Evgeny Grachev. Brian Elliott will start in net. [Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch]

Starting in net for the Red Wings will be Jimmy Howard. [Lou Korac of NHL.com]

Matt D’Agostini and Chris Stewart will trade wing positions on Patrik Berglund’s line. D’Agostini will move to right wing while Stewart moves to the left side. [Rutherford]

Ian Cole remains the 7th defenseman as the pairings remain the same. [Tom Casey of 101 ESPN.]

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Huskin’s Injury

Defensemen Kent Huskins will miss 6-8 weeks with a fractured left ankle. The increased severity of the injury was discovered in practice yesterday attempting to turn while skating. [Chris Kerber of 1120 AM KMOX]

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Welcome Back Mike Matheny

New St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Mathey will drop the ceremonial first puck at tonight’s game. [Official Blues Twitter Account]

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Porter Talks & Hitchcock Media Scrum Video

Check out today’s Pregame video on Blues.NHL.com. [Official Blues Twitter Account]