Robert Bortuzzo is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Bortuzzo was drafted 78th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Robert Bortuzzo: Injury Update| Not Playing On Sunday
Injury Update:
The St. Louis Blues are finding out the hard way that defense does, in fact, win championships. The Blues have been without defensemen Nick Leddy for the past two games and Robert Bortuzzo for the last contest of their opening-round series against the Minnesota Wild, both defeats.
St. Louis will have to find a way to win without their rearguards on Sunday, as both players were ruled out of Game 4 despite skating earlier in the day.
Marco Scandella and Calle Rosen were called on to replace Leddy and Bortuzzo in the starting lineup; however, neither player has looked good. Rosen is -3 in the two games he’s played, while Scandella finished -2 in Game 3.
The Blues simply aren’t as good without their regulars in the lineup, giving up 14 high-danger chances on home ice last time out.
Not playing on Sunday:
Bortuzzo (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday’s Game 5 clash with the Wild, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Bortuzzo missed the club’s previous two contests and is now in doubt for a third. Even if he does play, Bortuzzo’s return will likely go unnoticed by the majority of fantasy players considering he is pointless in his last 13 games and hasn’t scored a goal in 63 consecutive competitions.
Those poor defensive performances are dissuading bettors from backing the Blues. St. Louis is down to a pick’em at FanDuel Sportsbook after opening as slight home favorites earlier in the week. Looking at those other three names, returns for Leddy, Bortuzzo, and Perunovich could be fairly soon. According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, who spoke with Berube, Perunovich is a possibility for Game Four against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
