Another Central Division team will take it slow with their first-round selection of the 2024 NHL Draft. Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Dispatch reports the St. Louis Blues are leaning towards sending Adam Jiricek, the 16th overall pick, to the Ontario Hockey League instead of staying in Czechia. Jiricek only played 19 games for HC Plzeň this past season due to injury and … [Read more...] about Blues Hoping To Move Jiricek To OHL
Blues Sign Pavel Buchnevich To Six-Year Extension
The Blues have signed winger Pavel Buchnevich to a six-year extension worth $8MM per season, the team announced. Buchnevich, who was set to be a UFA after the 2024-25 season, will instead remain in St. Louis through the 2030-31 campaign. The deal includes a full no-trade clause through 2028-29 before downgrading to a modified no-trade clause in the final two years, Bally Sports … [Read more...] about Blues Sign Pavel Buchnevich To Six-Year Extension
Two-Way Signings: Schueneman, Aspirot, Gaudette, Gambrell, Poolman, Richard, Entwistle
The first day of NHL free agency saw over $1B spent for the first time in league history. Much of that went to stars across the league, though general managers are also having to focus on building up their farm programs. Here are five smaller names signed on Tuesday. Each of these deals carry a $775K cap hit at the NHL level, unless otherwise specified. The St. Louis Blues … [Read more...] about Two-Way Signings: Schueneman, Aspirot, Gaudette, Gambrell, Poolman, Richard, Entwistle
Blues Expected To Sign Pierre-Olivier Joseph
The St. Louis Blues are expected to sign defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one-year contract, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports (Twitter link). The deal was confirmed by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friemdan, who shared that it is a one-year deal with a $950K cap hit (Twitter link). This reported signing comes on the same day that St. Louis traded for Mathieu Joseph, … [Read more...] about Blues Expected To Sign Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Blues Sign Adam Jiricek To Entry-Level Contract
The St. Louis Blues have signed 2024 first-round pick Adam Jiricek to his entry-level contract (Twitter link). Jiricek becomes the first prospect from his draft class to sign an entry-level deal, even beating out unanimous first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini. To see Jiricek become the first of his class to sign is a bit of a surprise after a lower-body injury ended his season … [Read more...] about Blues Sign Adam Jiricek To Entry-Level Contract