Blues' Nick Bjugstad: Under the weather

Bjugstad didn't participate in Tuesday's practice due to an illness, according to Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Bjugstad is still likely to play in Thursday's regular-season opener against the Wild, as head coach Jim Montgomery relayed Tuesday that he anticipates the veteran forward returning to practice Wednesday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com. Bjugstad will likely start the year in a fourth-line role.