Dylan Holloway will miss the start of the 2025-26 season
St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway underwent surgery for an unspecified injury and is expected to be ready to play at the start of the 2025-26 season.
The news was revealed during the end-of-season press conference of General Manager Doug Armstrong, who addressed various topics, including the status of Holloway and defenseman Torey Krug.
Holloway, 23, suffered the injury on April 3 in the 5-4 overtime victory against the Penguins, after a hit by Rutger McGroarty. The player missed the seven playoff games and the last five of the regular season.
Holloway, selected 14th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft by the Oilers, signed with the Blues to a two-year, $4.58 million contract before the 2024-25 season.
In 77 games with the Blues, Holloway was second on the team in goals with 26 and added 37 assists, finishing third in points with 63.
Torey Krug’s Situation
The situation of veteran defenseman Torey Krug is not so positive.
Krug, 34, missed the entire 2024-25 season after undergoing surgery in September to address pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle.
I don’t think there’s a lot of uncertainty with Torey. I talked to him, he was on the ice the other day. He’s just getting back to normal life with his ankle. I don’t expect him to play again. He hopes I’m wrong and I hope I’m wrong, and he’s working hard. But the surgery he had was very, very invasive.
Doug Armstrong
Krug accumulated 483 points (89 goals, 394 assists) in 778 regular season games. He was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2014.
In 82 playoff games, he scored 57 points.
The Blues signed him as a free agent on October 9, 2020.
