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ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today that forward Robby Fabbri will miss the entire 2017-18 season after re-injuring his surgically repaired left knee.

The Blues will hold a press conference with Armstrong and Fabbri on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Scottrade Center. Video from that press conference will be available on Thursday afternoon at stlouisblues.com.

Fabbri originally suffered a torn left ACL on Feb. 4, 2017. Dr. Bernard Bach performed surgery on Fabbri's knee in Chicago on Feb. 28 and he was cleared to play on July 31.

Fabbri, 21, has appeared in 123 career regular season games, recording 66 points (29 goals, 37 assists) and 52 penalty minutes.

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BREAKING NEWS: Robby Fabbri will miss the entire 2017-18 season after re-injuring his left knee. #stlblues

Per the Blues app.

I know that there is already a Fabbri injury thread but I felt this was important enough for its own thread. His knee is re-injured and he's done for the year. Press conference scheduled for Thursday at 10am.

Time to get Duchene, Leeeeeeery

Welp when I created my thread there wasn't a thread yet but you beat me. Sorry TC!

But yeah, I think it's time we take a run at Duchene...if something can be done without involving Parayko I think you do it

Thanks for jinxing the season, Brad!!!!!!!!

Well ain't this a kick in the Jimmy.

Dave's a mess wrote:Thanks for jinxing the season, Brad!!!!!!!!

that's what I do best I probably should change my avatar image too...

So what do you all think? This is his last year on his contract. He'll still be a RFA, but obviously after missing 1.5 seasons, he won't have much negotiating leverage. Can we do a 'bridge' deal and still keep him as a RFA?


Really sucks for the kid, as he seems like a hard worker who loves the game and was definitely a top 6 forward before his knee last season. Hope he can bounce back, but it'll be a hard road back.

I liked my suggested Bo Horvat deal. Fabbri really has hurt his future earnings. He's a player the Blues won't be able to depend on now, nor can they factor him into the future plans. Anything they get out of him in the future will be a bonus.

Terrible, awful news. I say we let Tage Thompson, Sam Blais, and Wade Megan play for a while and see how things work out before we give away other assets in a trade to fill Robbi's place. I feel so bad for him right now.

Can't wait to here the updates on Steen and Bouwmeester in a couple weeks. At this rate I'm expecting Steen's hand will have to be amputated and JayBo needs to put down altogether. Poor JayBo.

Dave's a mess wrote:Can't wait to here the updates on Steen and Bouwmeester in a couple weeks. At this rate I'm expecting Steen's hand will have to be amputated and JayBo needs to put down altogether. Poor JayBo.

It's a long walk out to that pasture.

merged all the fabbri injury threads. me (and plenty others) predicted this. dude had potential, but this has to be the last we see of him. at least here. right?

storey13 wrote:

Dave's a mess wrote:Can't wait to here the updates on Steen and Bouwmeester in a couple weeks. At this rate I'm expecting Steen's hand will have to be amputated and JayBo needs to put down altogether. Poor JayBo.

It's a long walk out to that pasture.

He has a long stride.

T.C. wrote:merged all the fabbri injury threads. me (and plenty others) predicted this. dude had potential, but this has to be the last we see of him. at least here. right?

Never say never but this hurts his future as an NHLer a lot.

As a fan of Fabbri...I'm absolutely crushed for him and his future. With that said, I'd be on the phone trying to work out a deal for Duchene.

It's strange that Fabbri is going to be at the press conference tomorrow with Army, isn't it?

This is just awful news for fabbri. Maybe career ending. The blues will be looking outside the organization. Did anyone see jagr play last season? I know I'm looking through rose colored glasses but man I want to see him in a blues sweater.

Should the Blues trade for someone right away though? What if they give Blais, Thompson, and Kostin a shot at replacing some offense first before making a trade. Unless of course they don't want to fast track Thompson or Kostin if they don't feel like they're ready. I would just hate to give up some valuable assets without seeing what we have first. Or maybe even try sign Jagr or something.

NHLTIM wrote:As a fan of Fabbri...I'm absolutely crushed for him and his future. With that said, I'd be on the phone trying to work out a deal for Duchene.

I'm not sure what we have that they would want and we would be willing to part with. The rumor since last season is that they're looking for a Top 4 D and some futures. We don't have anyone other than 27, 55 and 6 right now that fits that need. Sakic certainly isn't going to take less from a division rival than he can get elsewhere.

What would you suggest would be a fair offer from the Blues that doesn't wreck the roster?

I'd start with Jed and offer one of Kyrou, Jaskin, Toropchenko, Musil and a couple of draft picks.

NHLTIM wrote:As a fan of Fabbri...I'm absolutely crushed for him and his future. With that said, I'd be on the phone trying to work out a deal for Duchene.

yeah, it is terrible. The kid had all the tools. Sucks how shit like this happens. Really, really hope he is the exception to the rule with injuries like this.

Well I felt like this was possible. Now I feel terrible and I am afraid his career is in serious jeopardy.

Jagr doesn't cost the team any assets. Just sign the man. Right now, all Blues news is pretty dim. You sign Jagr, that will be 1 big public relations boost for the team. And the man can still play. Probably has a little chip on his shoulder wanting to show everyone what they missed. Stillman needs to step in and say I want this guy and make it happen.

Dave's a mess wrote:It's strange that Fabbri is going to be at the press conference tomorrow with Army, isn't it?

They're going to make him a Junior Vice-President.

So what's the opinion on his injury? Does anyone think that Fabbri just came back too soon? Did the Blues rush it? Would holding Fabbri out till December made a difference? Or was Fabs that brittle?