Blues forward Robby Fabbri out for season with ACL injury in left knee

St. Louis Blues forward Robby Fabbri will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL injury in his left knee. He will be back on the ice when training camp begins in September.

The 21-year-old forward was hit in front of the Blues bench by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Carter Rowney with left the game with 11:18 remaining in the first period on Saturday. He collided with the boards and was unable to get to his feet without assistance from his teammates, was helped to the locker room and did not return to the game.

Fabbri has played in 51 games for the Blues this season, registering 11 goals and 18 assists (29 points).

The Blues have recalled forwards Kenny Agostino and Magnus Paajarvi from the Chicago Wolves. Agostino leads the AHL overall with 60 points (18 goals, 42 assists) through 48 games this season. Paajarvi has dressed in 25 games for the Wolves this season, posting six goals and 10 assists.

Kitchener Rangers trade for rights to Blues' Fabbri at OHL trade deadline

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Robby Fabbri

Kitchener (OHL) acquired the rights to Robby Fabbri just before Monday's Ontario Hockey League trade deadline.

The Rangers sent three draft picks to Guelph on Monday in exchange for the rights to Fabbri, who has firmly entrenched himself as a member of the NHL's St. Louis Blues this season. Guelph picked up the Rangers' third round pick in 2020, a conditional second round pick (originally from Saginaw) in 2018, and a conditional second round pick in 2019.

The 19-year-old Fabbri, the Blues' first-round pick in 2014, has 10 goals and four assists in 39 games so far in his rookie NHL campaign.