When teams get eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the list of players battling through a myriad of injuries often soon follows.
The St. Louis Blues were eliminated in Game 6 of the second round against the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Afterwards, it was revealed that forward Alexander Steen had been playing through a broken foot suffered in Game 1 of the opening round versus Minnesota, according to Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Steen still played in 10 games this post-season, with three goals and seven points. He didn’t play for the Blues in Game 5 of this series, and had been previously seen with a walking boot on his left foot and using crutches.
Back in the lineup Sunday, as the Blues tried to extend this series back to St. Louis for a seventh game, he had three shots on goal and just over 17 minutes of ice time.
Clarification: After breaking his foot against Minnesota, Steen suffered further complicated damage in Game 4 but it wasn't another break.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) May 7, 2017