Berube, for his part, was effusive in his praise for Neighbours: HeвЂ™s had an excellent pre-season, and he could be on a line with a worse mentor than Tyler Bozak. Neighbours has a lot to prove, but plenty of time to do it - heвЂ™s a prospect what games he spends up here is gravy. HeвЂ™s moved back in with Brayden Schenn, but whether or not he needs to get comfortable is up to him and how he looks in a NHL game. The Blues have a nine-game window before they have to either send Neighbours back to juniors or keep him with the team. Right now, the expectation is that every player on that 23 man roster will be on that roster as the season progresses. HeвЂ™s earned a spot on this hockey team, so IвЂ™m going to treat him like any other player right now.вЂќ вЂњRight now, IвЂ™ve got him starting Game 1. KostinвЂ™s going to get his time to shine, but for the first nine games, Jake Neighbours will have the puck in his court. WeвЂ™re going to get him in a game and heвЂ™s going to play.вЂќ He also needs to play games at the same time. вЂњHeвЂ™s going to get a lot from practices, coaches working with him and developing him, getting him ready. Berube doesnвЂ™t think people should read much into it. Annually, Kostin seems to be right on the precipice of sticking with the team, but someone passes him on the depth chart. After all, a 19 year old prospect may get more playing time to start the season than he is. I think itвЂ™s important for him to learn and become a real good pro, and at the same time, watch how some of our guys handle things, how they do things.вЂќДЄs many times as Kostin has been on the opening night bubble, it may seem like the Gagarin Cup winner is being given short shrift. But Klim has got to just keep working on his game. Berube seems to think that Kostin will be back up, and soon: If you were wondering if Kostin was finally going to get a decent look this season, donвЂ™t worry quite yet. With Kostin sent down to maximize some cap space until Oskar Sundqvist is officially on LTIR, Kyle Clifford is the odd man out. Husso- Jeremy Rutherford October 11, 2021

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