As it stands

Team: 2023-24 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 12, 2023

Published: Jul. 12, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With most of the best Parayko partner options already locked in, this might be very close to how the Blues look on opening night. Unless something big n tasty pops up suddenly (or he has had his sights set on Hanafin all along), I doubt Army deals with the LD situation this summer. Even if he somehow manages to shed Krug or Leddy without much pain, Parayko may need to sit tight a little longer - we'll probably just temporarily make do. I also doubt any of the blue chippers start the season with the senior team. Dvorsky, Bolduc, Dean and presumably Snuggerud will all likely make the helmetless solo lead lap at some point. I do think Heim gets a big chance to stick because we need another face-off ace.

So I guess there's a solid chance this roster will get a chance to bounce it back (and boost values) before any more major changes get made. I could definitely see somebody like Rosen being moved out for roster reasons, as good as he was most of last season.