Brewer Prepared for Return

Eric Brewer has an upbeat attitude about his current situation."There's never been the thought that I'm never going to play again," Brewer told the media recently. "I never had one doctor or one therapist tell me anything other than you'll be playing. It's been a little bit longer than I would have liked, but that's never been an issue. I've always been told, and I continue to be told, that I'll be fine and I'll be playing hockey." The Blues' captain and ice-time leader has been feeling a nagging back injury for quite some time, which limited him to just 28 games played in 2008-09. It was announced shortly before December 13th to Blues fans that their captain would be sidelined indefinitely with what is said to be an undisclosed back injury. Brewer underwent back surgery in early January, and received a second surgery in mid-April. The 6'3” defenseman says that he still has minimal feeling in his right leg and foot...