Milan Lucic 's return to professional hockey appears to be on hold with the St. Louis Blues terminating the veteran forward's professional tryout offer, the team announced Tuesday.

Lucic, who hasn't played in the NHL for more than a year, initially signed a PTO with the Blues prior to the start of training camp. The 37-year-old had a goal and assist in four preseason games before missing time with a lower-body injury.

He would return to the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, where he had an assist in five games. Lucic failed to record a shot in four of the five games he played with the Thunderbirds. His most recent game was Nov. 21 in the Thunderbirds' 2-1 win over the Utica Comets.

The hulking power forward played his first eight seasons with the Bruins and was part

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