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Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Blues have four five more picks today. Update: with the trade of Ville Husso to Detroit, the Blues now have five picks in the draft, having acquired the 73rd overall pick, third round today. The first night of the NHL Draft saw the Blues select Jimmy Snuggerud 23rd overall. The 18 year old right wing has been with the USNDT, … [Read more...] about NHL Draft Day Two Open Thread

Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images Jimmy Snuggerud is the newest member of the St. Louis Blues! The 2022 NHL Draft is here, which means it’s time for the Blues to baffle me again. The team has established a firm pattern in recent years, taking a player 6’1.25”-or-taller with each of their last five First Round picks, dating back to 2014. That trend was … [Read more...] about St. Louis Blues Select Jimmy Snuggerud with the 23rd Overall Pick

Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images What do you guys think that Doug Armstrong needs to focus on tonight? Tonight at 6 PM Central is the first round at the NHL Draft. While many folks are focused on the growing rumors surrounding Vladimir Tarasenko and (to a lesser degree) Torey Krug, there’s still a pick to make for Doug Armstrong. Army’s been pretty clear that the team … [Read more...] about NHL Reacts: Blues Draft Edition

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images Armstrong wasn’t going to let Husso walk without a return. The Blues’ goalie conundrum is over, at least for now. Pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso and the Blues had not progressed in their talks, and it’s been expected that Husso was going to test the market this off-season. He had every reason to want to test the … [Read more...] about Blues trade Ville Husso to Detroit

Photo by Chris Tanouye/NHLI via Getty Images The rumor mill is churning. If there’s something that Doug Armstrong is good at, it’s moving players on the NHL deadline day to bring back a surprising return. That’s how the Blues wound up with Brayden Schenn and the draft pick that wound up being Klim Kostin, after all. If there’s something Frank Seravalli is good at, it’s … [Read more...] about Is a potential trade day blockbuster involving Tarasenko or Krug a possibility?