Blues Claim Justin Barron Off Waivers; Adam Jiricek Recalled From Springfield

Barron, 24, spent the past two seasons with the Nashville Predators and has one year remaining on a contract with a cap hit/average annual value of $1.575 million before he can become a restricted free agent at the end of the current season.

Claiming Barron on waivers could very well coincide with the upper-body injury to on Saturday to defenseman Logan Mailloux , who did not return to the game after getting into a scrap in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday with Cole Smith at the 13:42 mark of the first period.

The Blues are already down a defenseman, with Tyler Tucker (tweaked right knee) sidelined a week to this point and potentially could miss more time; they have 32-year-old Calle Rosen up as insurance as the seventh defenseman on the 23-man roster, which needs to be submitted to the league by 4 p.m. (CT) on Monday.