The Blues’ AHL affiliate in Springfield announced a pair of additions. First, St. Louis reassigned winger Jakub Stancl from WHL Kelowna to the Thunderbirds. The 20-year-old signed his entry-level contract last year but spent the season with the Rockets where he potted 23 goals and 34 assists in 58 games. This was his only year in major junior after playing professionally in … [Read more...] about Blues Assign Two Prospects To Springfield
Blues Sign Adam Jecho, Lukas Fischer To Entry-Level Contracts
10:56 a.m.: PuckPedia reports the details of Jecho’s and Fischer’s contracts. The former carries a uniform structure of a $775K NHL salary, $97.5K signing bonus, $102.5K games played bonus, and an $85K minors salary across all three years for a cap hit of $872.5K. Fischer’s, meanwhile, carries a cap hit of $932K and breaks down as follows: Year 1: $775K NHL, $97.5K SB, $102.5K … [Read more...] about Blues Sign Adam Jecho, Lukas Fischer To Entry-Level Contracts
Central Notes: Brodin, Bolduc, Predators
The Minnesota Wild have opted to pull defenseman Jonas Brodin back out of the lineup with three games over the next four days, per Joe Smith of The Athletic. Brodin returned from a month-long absence on Friday, after recovering from missing 12 games with a lower-body injury. Head coach John Hynes told Smith that Brodin’s absence was precautionary, and that the defender hadn’t … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Brodin, Bolduc, Predators
St. Louis Blues Recall Dalibor Dvorský For NHL Debut
As expected, the St. Louis Blues are bringing their top prospect to the NHL ranks. The Blues announced they recalled Dalibor Dvorský from their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for his NHL debut. St. Louis selected Dvorský with the 10th overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. The physical forward from Zvolen, Slovakia, had a season where he scored six goals and … [Read more...] about St. Louis Blues Recall Dalibor Dvorský For NHL Debut
Blues Hopeful That Colton Parayko Could Return Before End Of Regular Season
Earlier this month, the Blues announced that defenseman Colton Parayko would miss six weeks before being re-evaluated after undergoing a scope on his knee. With only six weeks left in the year, it was reasonable to infer that this would be a season-ending issue for the veteran. But that might not be the case after all. Speaking with reporters today including Matthew DeFranks … [Read more...] about Blues Hopeful That Colton Parayko Could Return Before End Of Regular Season