A mix of buying and selling

Team: 2023-24 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 29, 2024

Published: Jan. 29, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Bored and wanted to do something different than the normal TDL selling especially with the Blues back in a playoff spot. I think Army will try to be very active around the deadline in hopes of making this team both younger and better. That's a challenging task but not completely impossible.

Below are some ideas for trades he could target. I think he will look for players under 26 that can come in and make a difference. These players could be players that need a change of scenery or simply players that a losing team is looking to move.

I like the idea of moving Faulk at the deadline. He's a very solid defender but the Blues need to be thinking long term and we need to shed his salary to some contender before that contract gets bad. Right now I would say he's paid about right, maybe slightly overpaid but still. I've loved Kessels game, I think ideally he's on the 3rd pair but if he has to play top 4 minutes I think he's very capable of doing that and moving Faulk gives him a chance to prove he can continue to play those top minutes.
Also, I'd love to see the Blues move Leddy around the deadline. He's played top pair all year and has respectable numbers. Some team has to find value in that but for the Blues he's blocking Perunovich and we have defenders like Lindstein and Buchinger coming shortly on the left side as well.

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