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Blues activate Dylan Holloway from injured reserve

The St. Louis Blues will have Dylan Holloway back on the ice Thursday as they take on the Seattle Kraken.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced in a team release that Holloway has been activated from injured reserve. In a corresponding move, forward Mathieu Joseph was designated as a non-roster player.

Holloway hasn’t played for St. Louis since Jan. 18 against the Edmonton Oilers. In that contest, he was returning from a 15-game absence forced by a high-ankle sprain, but had to go back on the IR after playing 12:45 in a 5-0 loss.

He later told reporters that he “jumped the gun” and returned too soon.

The 24-year-old has eight goals and nine assists over 34 games for the Blues this season.

Holloway delivered a breakout performance the year prior, scoring 26 goals in 77 games after signing with St. Louis as a restricted free agent from the Edmonton Oilers.

Entering Thursday’s action last in the Central Division with a 20-28-9 record, the Blues are poised to be a team to watch in the lead-up to next Friday’s trade deadline.

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