Reports: Scottie Upshall expected to sign with Blues

The St. Louis Blues scored four unanswered goals including a beauty from Vladimir Tarasenko as they would go on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1.

Emily Sadler September 29, 2017, 12:40 AM

The St. Louis Blues are expected to bring back Scottie Upshall, according to multiple reports.

Hearing Scottie Upshall is on his way to St. Louis. Expected to sign a contract with the #Blues. #Canucks

— Irfaan Gaffar (@irfgaffar) September 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/913613925530374144

Upshall spent the past two seasons in St. Louis, where he registered 16 goals and 16 assists in 143 regular seasons games in a Blues sweater. The 33-year-old joined the Canucks on a PTO earlier this month, but was a late scratch ahead of Thursday’s pre-season game against the Calgary Flames.

Believe it to be a 1-year deal for 800K

— Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) September 29, 2017

The Blues are banged up heading into 2017-18, and have most recently been searching for ways to fill the gap left by forward Robby Fabbri, who was officially ruled out for the season with a serious knee injury.

Rumours earlier Thursday pointed to St. Louis sniffing around Jaromir Jagr as a possible replacement.

Army says the Blues are exploring all options to replace Fabbri. #stlblues

— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) September 28, 2017

Army on Jagr: He's a great player, someone we've talked internally about, and we'll have to talk about how players complement our style.

— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) September 28, 2017

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