Ehlers is a Blue

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Created by: JMSTL2019

Team: 2024-25 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: May 15, 2024

Published: May 15, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Just an idea, don’t roast me Jets fans. Most forums suggest a prospect and late first/2nd rounder for Ehlers. WPG receives picks #16 and #48 from STL. Yes I know WPG would ask for more considering STL is a division rival. Blues need more shooters and Ehlers would fit into the age range Army wants to build around.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Perunovich, Scott		2	$950,000

Trades

STL

Ehlers, Nikolaj

Additional Details:

Ehlers signs an extension down the road.

WPG

2024 1st round pick (STL)
2024 2nd round pick (STL)

Additional Details:

WPG gains cap space and 2 valuable draft picks.

Buyouts

Torey Krug: $333,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$87,500,000	$74,726,428	$0	$492,500	$12,773,572

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Neighbours, Jake $835,833$835,833 LW, RW RFA - 1	Thomas, Robert $8,125,000$8,125,000 C, RW UFA - 7	Ehlers, Nikolaj $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Bolduc, Zachary $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) LW RFA - 2	Buchnevich, Pavel $5,800,000$5,800,000 LW, RW, C M-NTC UFA - 1	Kyrou, Jordan $8,125,000$8,125,000 RW UFA - 7
Schenn, Brayden $6,500,000$6,500,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 4	Dean, Zach $852,500$852,500 C RFA - 2	Saad, Brandon $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2
Sylvegård, Marcus $870,000$870,000 ($80,000$80K) RW, LW RFA - 1	Hayes, Kevin $3,571,429$3,571,429 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Toropchenko, Alexey $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Leddy, Nick $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD NTC UFA - 2	Parayko, Colton $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 6	Binnington, Jordan $6,000,000$6,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Perunovich, Scott $950,000$950,000 LD RFA	Kessel, Matthew $800,000$800,000 RD RFA - 2	Hofer, Joel $775,000$775,000 G RFA - 1
Tucker, Tyler $800,000$800,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Faulk, Justin $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Walker, Nathan $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 2		Sundqvist, Oskar $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, C UFA - 2

May 15 at 11:40 p.m.

JokiStan

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They'll say this isn't enough but in reality it's plenty

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May 15 at 11:44 p.m.

JMSTL2019

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Quoting: JokiStan

They'll say this isn't enough but in reality it's plenty

Considering he’s only had 3 full healthy 82 game seasons in his career it should be enough. Seems to disappear in the playoffs too.

May 15 at 11:44 p.m.

CF18GM

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Quoting: JokiStan

They'll say this isn't enough but in reality it's plenty

Its not the value of it that's off. WPG can get cap space other ways and the picks don't help win now - u could argue they could be trade chips but why add an extra step. I'd rather re-sign Ehlers is this was the only offer.

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May 15 at 11:51 p.m.

JokiStan

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Quoting: CF18GM

U don't usually become a better team when trading a pending UFA

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May 15 at 11:59 p.m.

CF18GM

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Quoting: JokiStan

U don't usually become a better team when trading a pending UFA

Well in this case, WPG is trying to get better and if they can't, they just extend their good player.

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May 16 at 12:03 a.m.

JokiStan

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Quoting: CF18GM

Well in this case, WPG is trying to get better and if they can't, they just extend their good player.

They could and honestly probably should, but reports suggest that's not what they're trying to do

May 16 at 12:08 a.m.

Windjammer

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Probably zero chance the Jets are looking for pure futures. It would need to be a hockey trade for a top 4 RHD or 2C with term or team control.

May 16 at 12:23 a.m.

Birtle34

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Might be interesting spot for a 3/way deal, picks end up somewhere they are needed, and possibly topped up by Winnipeg to find that rhd dman that they are after, and ehlers to st.louis. Possibly Columbus and st.louis could end up with a retained laine to boot, and really mess with Winnipeg if it works, reuniting the bromance.

May 16 at 1:04 a.m.

Away

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I think our forward core is fine for the most part

I’d rather focus on the defense

May 16 at 1:30 a.m.

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mokumboi

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Hard pass. He's great but not reliable, not a need (Snuggs will be up soon enough) and I'd like to use those considerable assets to address actual needs. Plus, you've overpaid.

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May 16 at 4:42 a.m.

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AC14

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What this accomplishes:
Helps our secondary scoring short term.

What this does to hurt us:
Takes away cap space and assets to fix the defense near term.
Takes away cap space for us to find a suitable 2C

Leaves our defense extremely small and defensively challenged.

May 16 at 9:35 a.m.

#12

JMSTL2019

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Quoting: mokumboi

Hard pass. He's great but not reliable, not a need (Snuggs will be up soon enough) and I'd like to use those considerable assets to address actual needs. Plus, you've overpaid.

If Buch is traded somewhere would you circle back to Ehlers then? He’s slightly younger and would demand as much with a new deal.

Ehlers-Thomas-Kyrou
Neighbours/Bolduc-Schenn/Dvorsky-Snuggerud

May 16 at 9:52 a.m.

#13

mokumboi

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Quoting: JMSTL2019

If Buch is traded somewhere would you circle back to Ehlers then? He’s slightly younger and would demand as much with a new deal.

Ehlers-Thomas-Kyrou
Neighbours/Bolduc-Schenn/Dvorsky-Snuggerud

If Buch went, I would not want Ehlers, no. I'd splurge on Konecny way before thinking about Ehlers. And I'd probably not splurge on Konecny, either.

May 16 at 11:23 a.m.

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Nope - don't like this. Keep the picks.

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