Ty Rattie News

Rattie was expected to be a heathy scratch last night, but stayed in the lineup and recorded one assist and three shot in a season-high 10:31 TOI. He will be replaced by Joakim Lindstrom.

With Patrik Berglund and Jori Lehtera going down last night, the Blues had just 11 healthy forwards, so they have recalled Rattie and he will be in the lineup tonight vs. Carolina. Rattie has 17 goals and 11 assists (28 points) in 43 games with Chicago.

Tkachev was not eligible for a contract because he spent part of last season in Russia. Being ineligible to be signed forced the Oilers to release Tkachev from his tryout and sent him back to Moncton (QMJHL). Tkachev will be eligible for next year's draft, where he should be drafted this time around, after a strong showing in Oilers' camp.

Tkachev, 18, is undersized (5-foot-8, 165 lbs.) and despite having 1st round potential, his size scared teams off so much so that he went undrafted. The Oilers invited him to camp and he has dazzled. He picked up four assists in four rookie camp games and has recorded three assists in three preseason games. Small, talented forwards are not strangers to the Oilers and inviting him to camp seems to have been a great idea at this point. He is extremely elusive with electric hands and a lightning release, the question is can he be a productive full-time NHLer with such a small frame.

Rattie is set to make his NHL debut on Friday. The Blues are dealing with a plethora of injuries, so they have recalled three players from Chicago, and they will all be in the lineup tonight. He has scored 29 goals with 17 assists (46 points) in 69 AHL games.