St. Louis Blues’ 3 Keys to Success for 2023-24 Marcus Ashpaugh | August 15, 2023 A lot went wrong for the St. Louis Blues during the 2022-23 season. Although there were a few high points, the lows seemed to be the deepest the organization has…
Blues Top 10 Prospects for 2023-24 Marcus Ashpaugh | August 2, 2023 Heading into the 2023 NHL Draft, the St. Louis Blues had a middle-of-the-pack farm system. They’ve done well recently in drafting high-end forwards like Jimmy Snuggerud (2022), Zachary Bolduc (2021),…
3 Blues Prospects Who Can Make 2023-24 Opening Night Roster Marcus Ashpaugh | July 19, 2023 After agreeing to a two-year, $2.5 million deal with restricted free agent (RFA) Alexey Toropchenko, the St. Louis Blues now have only $293,571 of available cap space. To go along…
Blues’ Full Roster Leads to Quiet 2023 Free Agency Marcus Ashpaugh | July 5, 2023 Heading into the free agency phase of the offseason, the St. Louis Blues opted to extend qualifying offers to three restricted free agents (RFA), forwards Alexey Toropchenko and Hugh McGing,…
Blues 2023 Draft Deep Dive: Juraj Pekarcik Marcus Ashpaugh | June 30, 2023 After selecting defenseman Quinton Burns with pick no. 74, the St. Louis Blues followed that up by selecting left winger Juraj Pekarcik out of Slovakia at 76th overall. He spent…
Blues 2023 Draft Deep Dive: Otto Stenberg Marcus Ashpaugh | June 29, 2023 With pick 25 in the 2023 NHL Draft, the St. Louis Blues selected forward Otto Stenberg. He played with Frölunda HK J20 (J20 Nationell) in 2022-23 and will spend the…
St. Louis Blues 2023 First-Round Mock Draft Marcus Ashpaugh | June 27, 2023 Heading into the 2023 NHL Draft, the St. Louis Blues own nine draft picks, three of which are in the first round: 10 (their own), 25 (from the Toronto Maple…
Blues 2023 First-Round Draft Targets: David Reinbacher Marcus Ashpaugh | June 19, 2023 For the first time in over a decade, the St. Louis Blues have a top-10 pick. Their last top-10 selection was right-handed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo who was selected fourth overall…
Blues 2023 First-Round Draft Targets: Matvei Michkov Marcus Ashpaugh | June 16, 2023 There have been rumors recently that there’s a possibility that the San Jose Sharks could be talked into moving out of the fourth overall pick. With the St. Louis Blues…
Blues: 3 Free-Agent Centers to Target This Offseason Marcus Ashpaugh | June 13, 2023 Right now, the St. Louis Blues‘ top-six is fairly set, between Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich, Brayden Schenn, Brandon Saad, and Jakub Vrana. However, only two of those players…
Blues’ 2023 NHL Draft Trade Block Marcus Ashpaugh | June 9, 2023 Outside of nailing the 10th-overall pick in the upcoming 2023 NHL Entry Draft, moving one (or multiple) high-priced poor performers should be the highest priority for the St. Louis Blues…
Blues 2022-23 Report Cards: Robert Thomas Marcus Ashpaugh | May 17, 2023 The St. Louis Blues’ 2022-23 season was a shocking disappointment for fans and management alike, leading to the team becoming sellers at the trade deadline and ultimately finishing in a…
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