Tag: St. Louis Blues

NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Blues and the CBA

On the Arizona Coyotes, Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues ... Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports: The Coyotes are still looking for a top-four, right handed defenseman. They've talked to the Jets about Jacob Trouba and the Blues about Kevin Shattenkirk.…

Mark Easson

Central Division: St. Louis Blues Season Primer

A quick look at the St. Louis Blues heading into the season. Salary Cap Situation - source Cap Friendly Projected Cap Hit: $72,192,917 Projected Cap Space: $807,083 Projected LTIR Used : $0 Current Cap Space: $807,083 Deadline Cap Space : $3,631,874 Todays Cap Hit…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Hawks, Canadiens, Penguins, Blues, Stars and Devils

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Frank Seravalli: The Blackhawks put Andrew Desjardins on the IR. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Montreal Canadiens: Coach Michel Therrien said that Jeff Petry will miss their first game of the season due to injury.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Kucherov, Frk, Yakupov and Oilers

On the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov ... Bob McKenzie: Of the remaining restricted free agents, McKenzie thinks Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning are most likely to get a deal done before the start of the season. Thinking now that…

Mark Easson

Blues and Oilers: Fallout From The Yakupov Trade

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers signed defenseman Kris Russell to a one-year deal. Elliotte Friedman: Word is it will be $3.1 million for one year for Russell. General Fanager: If Russell's deal is for $3.1 million,…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade: Oilers Trade Nail Yakupov To Blues

The Edmonton Oilers have traded winger Nail Yakupov to the St. Louis Blues for winger Zach Pochiro and a conditional 2017 third-round pick. If Yakupov scores 15 or more goals this season, the third round pick becomes a 2018 second…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Suspension, Hearings, PTOs and Waivers

On Chicago Blackhawks ... NHL.com: The NHL suspended Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the rest of the preseason and for one regular season game for his hit on Blues forward Ty Rattie. General Fanager: Hjalmarsson will forfeit $22,777.78 in salary…

Mark Easson

Central Division: Offseason Grades

National Hockey League training camps are in full swing and in less than two weeks, the 2016-17 regular season will begin. Teams who could not address their areas of need through trades and free agency over the summer are currently…

Michael Augello

Morning Hits: Released from PTOs and Injury Updates

On PTOs ... Erik Erlendsson: The Tampa Bay Lightning made 24 cuts yesterday, including releasing defenseman James Wisniewski who was on a PTO. Chris Johnston: The Arizona Coyotes released forward Zach Boychuk from his PTO. On the Calgary Flames ...…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said the reason Vladimir Sobotka returned to Avangard Omsk and not with the Blues this season is because his "out" clause disappeared.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Jets, Lightning and Blues

On the Winnipeg Jets ... Ted Wyman of the Winnipeg Jets: Wyman doesn't think the Jets should trade Jacob Trouba just because he's unhappy and wants out. They'll have other homegrown talent looking for new contract in the next couple…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Blues, Leafs, Isles, Coyotes, Ducks and Stars

On the St. Louis Blues ... Andy Strickland: The Blues announced today that forward Jaden Schwartz will miss four weeks with an elbow injury. On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Mark Masters: Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has no timeline on his…

Mark Easson