Jani Hakanpaa (thumb) was able to skate Thursday morning, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Hakanpaa (thumb) was able to skate Thursday morning, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Analysis:

The thumb injury had kept Hakanpaa off the ice for all of camp prior to Thursday, so he could need several days to get his conditioning up to par before the Blues turn him loose in preseason action. The 22-year-old blueliner is slated to open the season at AHL Chicago.