Aug 11: Baby Barbashev arrived last night, but Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the forward is not expected back in Edmonton until “around August 14.” At that point he would still need to finish his four-day quarantine, meaning Barabashev may not be ready to return until game five of the Blues’ series against the Vancouver Canucks.
Aug 4: As expected, Ivan Barbashev has left the bubble in Edmonton for the birth of his first child. The St. Louis Blues forward has returned home to be with his wife, meaning he’ll have to go through several protocols when he is able to return. The Blues were in full support of the decision, with GM Doug Armstrong releasing the following statement:
We felt it was important for Ivan to be with us for the first two games of the restart and we were prepared for him leaving to go back to St. Louis to be with Ksenia. We wish them both the best and look forward to seeing Ivan back in Edmonton during the first round of the playoffs.
Barbashev will be required to quarantine in his hotel room for four days after returning to Edmonton, while also receiving four negative COVID-19 tests before returning to practice.
The Blues play Thursday and Sunday to complete their round-robin, both games that Barbashev is expected to miss.
Thinking Maceachern gets the opportunity.
Good for him. Just don’t name the kid Beckham.
@forwhomjoshbelltolls – I was hoping he might get named “Nice Shave” ;)
No. Just no.
@RedFeather – (sound of disappointment…) :( How about “Seville de Barbashev?” Or, maybe “Backcheck”