Jaden Schwartz Injury: Updates on Blues Forward's Foot and Return

St. Louis Blues left winger Jaden Schwartz has been placed on injured reserve due to a foot injury, the team announced Dec. 17. He's currently listed as day-to-day.

Continue for updates.

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Schwartz's Status Upgraded

Thursday, Jan. 1

Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock said that Schwart's status has been "upgraded to day-to-day," per the Blues on Twitter. Hitchcock added, per NHL.com:

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It was really good. He went an hour (in practice). He went out early with the goalies and just shot pucks and skated and felt good. Then he skated for the first 20-something minutes of practice and did fine on that stuff. If he feels good getting off the plane and has a good skate tomorrow, he goes into that day-to-day mode. We’re hoping he’s really turned a corner and is getting close to ready to play.

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Schwartz Placed on IR

Wednesday, Dec. 17

St. Louis announced Schwartz was placed on IR:

Schwartz was the Blues' first-round pick in the 2010 NHL draft at No. 14 overall and has started to really come into his own this season.    

The 22-year-old forward has registered 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in only 31 games thus far. Schwartz was hurt in the team's 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

This is a big blow for St. Louis. Forward Dmitrij Jaskin was called up from the Blues' AHL affiliate in Chicago in response to Schwartz's injury.

The hope is that Schwartz can come back and build on his early success and eventually help St. Louis down the stretch. The Blues sit third in the Western Conference and need to find alternative forms of offense while Schwartz recovers.