The 2023 NHL Draft is now only three days away, and there has already been a flurry of activity in the NHL trade market. Yesterday, we saw the Colorado Avalanche acquire Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators, and the Arizona Coyotes acquire Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings. Following up on those deals, there is heavy expectation that the St. Louis Blues will acquire … [Read more...] about Poll: What Has Been The Most Impactful Pre-Draft Trade?
St. Louis Blues Hire Alexander Steen
The St. Louis Blues are bringing back a familiar face, hiring Alexander Steen as a European Player Development Consultant. He will normally work overseas but will be back in town to help with the upcoming prospect camp. Steen, 39, retired from the NHL in 2020 after 1,018 regular season games, 765 of which came with the Blues. Never a star player, he was one of the most … [Read more...] about St. Louis Blues Hire Alexander Steen
Blues Re-Sign Scott Perunovich
The Blues have taken care of one of their pending restricted free agents, announcing the re-signing of defenseman Scott Perunovich to a one-year contract. It’s a one-way deal worth $775K, the NHL minimum for next season. The 24-year-old was expected to push for a full-time spot with St. Louis in 2022-23. However, he suffered a fractured shoulder in the preseason, causing him … [Read more...] about Blues Re-Sign Scott Perunovich
Faulk Not Apart of Hayes Deal
As the hockey world continues to wait on the second-big center trade of the day, one that is expected to see Kevin Hayes of the Philadelphia Flyers join the St. Louis Blues. Due to his cap hit of $7.14MM a year, there was always a guarantee that the Blues would likely have to send some money back. A complicated trade such as this one usually doesn’t take a couple of hours to … [Read more...] about Faulk Not Apart of Hayes Deal
Flyers, Blues Finalizing Kevin Hayes Trade
6:52 pm: TVA’s Renaud Lavoie adds Marco Scandella is not the Blues party holding up the deal – he does not have full trade protection, and the Flyers are not on his no-trade list. 6:19 pm: Multiple reports suggest a Blues player has not waived a no-trade or no-move clause, holding up the trade going through. Rutherford reports this player is NOT Colton Parayko or Nick Leddy. … [Read more...] about Flyers, Blues Finalizing Kevin Hayes Trade