Even before the 2023-24 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues held slim hopes of cracking one of the top three spots in the NHL’s Central Division. The team was only a year removed from finishing 37-38-11, falling to sixth place in the division, and trading off the likes of Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O’Reilly during that year’s trade deadline season. Aside from moving out veteran … [Read more...] about How Will The Blues Manage Their No-Trade Clauses?
Blues Round Out AHL Coaching Staff
The AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds (affiliate of the Blues) announced that they’ve hired long-time NHL blueliner Jaroslav Modry and AHL veteran Chad Wiseman as their new assistant coaches. Modry spent the last three seasons coaching in his native Czechia while Wiseman had been coaching with OHL Guelph since 2018-19. They join NHL veteran Steve Konowalchuk on a new-look … [Read more...] about Blues Round Out AHL Coaching Staff
Blues RFA Mikhail Abramov Signs In KHL
Blues pending restricted free agent center Mikhail Abramov has signed a one-year deal with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, per a league announcement. Torpedo acquired Abramov’s KHL signing rights last week in a trade with CSKA Moskva, dealing the rights to Flames pending RFA defender Nikita Okhotyuk the other way. If they choose, the Blues can … [Read more...] about Blues RFA Mikhail Abramov Signs In KHL
Free Agent Focus: St. Louis Blues
Free agency is now just a month away and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July while many teams have key restricted free agents to re-sign as well. We continue our look around the NHL with an overview of the free agent situation for the Blues. Key Unrestricted Free Agents F Kasperi Kapanen – The Blues … [Read more...] about Free Agent Focus: St. Louis Blues
Blues Sign Jakub Stancl To Entry-Level Deal
The Blues have been busy in recent days signing some of their prospects, inking Aleksanteri Kaskimaki and Juraj Pekarcik to contracts. They added to that list today, announcing that they’ve signed forward Jakub Stancl to a three-year, entry-level deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 19-year-old was a fourth-round pick last June, going 106th overall following a good … [Read more...] about Blues Sign Jakub Stancl To Entry-Level Deal