Blues forward Jake Neighbours participated in optional morning skate on Thursday morning, one day after he left practice early with an upper-body injury.

St. Louis Blues winger Jake Neighbours (upper body) is questionable for Thursday's game against Calgary. He suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday's practice. Neighbours was back on the ice for Thursday's optional morning skate,

Blues coach Jim Montgomery once again tweaked his No. 1 line for Monday’s practice, elevating Jake Neighbours to play alongside Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich.

Neighbours, who has been playing with Oskar Sundqvist and Zack Bolduc as of late, will flip spots with Brandon Saad; he last played with Thomas and Buchnevich in a 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators on Dec. 27. Tuesday will be their 15th game together

Blues need to run it back if they are serious about gaining ground; Neighbours a game time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday but took part in morning skate; Bolduc will go back in for Texier;

Jake Neighbours has been here before ... will flip spots with Brandon Saad; he last played with Thomas and Buchnevich in a 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators on Dec. 27.