Lehtera will watch Saturday's matchup against the Islanders from the press box, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

Things haven't been the same for Lehtera since he has been removed from the line that holds Vladimir Tarasenko. After recording 25 assists over 79 games last season, he has dropped to 13 assists over 61 games this season. St. Louis has a lot of young talent so there is no time to waste with an unproductive center -- coach Mike Yeo has decided to give Ivan Barbashev a chance Saturday instead.