St. Louis Blues Unexpectedly Healthy Scratch $65 Million Star Jordan Kyrou

Last season, the St. Louis Blues made a miraculous run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and while they fell in the first round in dramatic fashion against the Winnipeg Jets, they built a platform that they were looking to improve up on in 2025/26.

Unfortunately, they've been unable to do that, as the Blues are 4-8-2 through their first 14 games of the season, sitting last in the Central Division and 31st in the overall NHL standings as they struggle to find the consistency all over the ice that they saw down the stretch in 2024/25.

Clearly, Head Coach Jim Montgomery is looking to shake things up, and on Thursday he did just that as the team announced the shocking decision to healthy scratch Jordan Kyrou for their next game.

This comes despite Kyrou being a solid producer this season already, tallying 4 goals and 8 points through 14 games, all while carrying a dreadful -8 differential, and it's perhaps that latest statistic that sees Montgomery make that move.

Sure, there's no one else down the middle in this lineup producing at a high level either, but to spark the team, sometimes a coach needs to make a statement, and that's what Montgomery is doing here.

Now, we will wait to see if this changes anything, but with Blues fans clearly seeing more than just Kyrou struggle, this is a move that could certainly backfire on St. Louis early in the season.