ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the Number One pick in the 2006 draft, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a recent golf outing and is expected to miss the entire season but recover fully.

The 20-year-old Johnson was injured during a team golf outing on September 16th when his right foot got caught between the accelerator and the brake of his golf cart. The Blues had to wait for swelling in the knee to go down before a diagnosis could be made.

Two surgeons determined that Johnson tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in the knee that will require an operation to fix.

Team president John Davidson says the swelling in Johnson's knee must subside before surgery. Davidson said Johnson isn't expected to play this season, but would have a "100 percent" recovery.

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