US EditionBlues Forward Jordan Kyrou a Healthy Scratch Against Sabres for the 1st Time in His Career
Coach Montgomery benches top scorer Jordan Kyrou to foster a tougher team mindset amid a 1-6-2 slump, promoting Alexandre Texier on the top line.
- The St. Louis Blues scratched top-six winger Jordan Kyrou as a healthy scratch for the Nov 6, 2025 game against the Sabres.
- After a 1-6-2 stretch the Blues entered Thursday 15th in the Western Conference with a 4-9-2 record, and Kyrou has not scored in his past five games despite being tied for second on the team.
- Replacing Kyrou, Texier will play right wing on the Blues' top line as Kyrou has not recorded a point in his past five games.
- Montgomery held a mandatory morning skate before the second game of a back-to-back Thursday in Buffalo and said `If you have competitive fire in your belly, struggles like this provide opportunities to grow stronger together when you face these again.`
- This is the first healthy scratch for Jordan Kyrou in five seasons, despite his career totals of 154 goals and 340 points in 430 NHL games.
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Blues forward Jordan Kyrou a healthy scratch against Sabres for the 1st time in his career
St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou was a healthy scratch for Thursday night’s game at Buffalo as Sabres coach Jim Montgomery tries to spark improvement from his struggling team.
Montgomery wants more ‘break legs to get the puck’ mentality from Blues
Blues head coach Jim Montgomery talks about the team’s recent struggles, and how they have to dig in, says “if there’s a puck between you and I, I’m going to break your leg to get the puck,” wants his players to think more like that. Courtesy: Blues
Blues Expected To Scratch Jordan Kyrou
A tough start in St. Louis is coming to a head today. The club is making top-six winger Jordan Kyrou a healthy scratch for tonight’s game against the Sabres, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reports. While likely a message-sending vehicle to the entire team rather than targeted at Kyrou, it’s still a perplexing decision for a club scoring 2.71 goals per game, 24th in the league. Few Blues have performed up to expectations through 14 games, Ky…
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