Draft Day Goals

Team: 2023-24 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 24, 2023

Published: Apr. 25, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The discussion below and the roster within this AGM are prior to free agency/official offseason trades or moves.

I think the most predictable signing the Blues can make before the draft is resigning hometown hero Logan Brown. As for the Provorov trade, I think this deal is beneficial for both organizations. Blues acquire a solid LD that might benefit from a change of scenery. Flyers acquire a decent stop gap LD who plays well defensively, a 1st round pick in a deep draft, a potential 2nd round pick, and a former 2nd round pick that is NHL ready.

Now for the remaining 3 roster spots for the Blues, who knows what will happen?
- Do the Blues trade Krug or Leddy to a FLA or PIT for an offensive player and bring up Perunovich?
- Do the Blues get lucky and move up in the lottery to select someone like Bedard or Fantilli?
- Does Bolduc or Dean make a solid attempt to make the NHL roster?

If we are being realistically hopefully, Blues should give Dean a shot at a center spot. I think he has played crazy good in the Q this year and has been one of the best forwards in the CHL playoffs. We know Toropchenko is coming back, for how much? I have no idea. If we are being honest with ourselves, maybe Leddy and Krug are not moved this off-season but in the future.

Nonetheless, barring any surprising moves, this is kind of what I anticipate the Blues roster to look like, especially if we were to pursue a player like Provorov during the NHL draft.