ST. LOUIS — The roster is set, Enterprise Center is waiting and hockey season is here. The Blues are back.
On Monday the team announced their 23-man roster for opening night against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, and there weren't too many surprises.
At forward, the Blues will roll with: Noel Acciari, Ivan Barbashev, Logan Brown, Pavel Buchnevich, Jordan Kyrou, Ryan O'Reilly, Brandon Saad, Bradyden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert Thomas, Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker. The blues also named forwards Jake Neighbours and Josh Leivo to the opening roster, a few days after the pair was assigned to AHL Springfield.
At defense, the Blues will carry Robert Bortuzzo, Justin Faulk, Torey Krug, Nick Leddy, Niko Mikkola, Colton Parayko and Calle Rosen.
Defensemen Scott Perunovich and Marco Scandella will begin the year on the injured list.
At goaltender, the Blues will carry starter Jordan Binnington and backup Thomas Greiss.
The Blues will play on ESPN, ESPN+, ABC, Hulu and TNT a combined 14 times.
The Blues will have eight games on the ESPN, ESPN+, ABC and Hulu family of outlets, with six games on TNT.
The rest of the Blues' season will be carried locally on Bally Sports Midwest, with that TV schedule set to be announced at a later date.
Here is the full Blues national TV schedule:
Oct. 19 at Seattle Kraken - TNT
Oct. 27 at Nashville Predators - ESPN+ / Hulu
Nov. 16 at Chicago Blackhawks - TNT
Nov. 25 at Tampa Bay Lightning - TNT
Dec. 11 vs. Colorado Avalanche - ESPN
Jan. 19 vs. Nashville Predators - ESPN
Jan. 28 at Colorado Avalanche - ESPN+ / Hulu
Feb. 16 vs. New Jersey Devils - ESPN
Feb. 25 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - ABC / ESPN+
March 15 vs. Minnesota Wild - TNT
April 2 vs. Boston Bruins - TNT
April 8 at Minnesota Wild - ABC / ESPN+
April 12 vs. Dallas Stars - TNT
April 13 at Dallas Stars - ESPN