TDL Thoughts

Created by: Blues4Life

Team: 2023-24 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 27, 2024

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Keller trade is likely an offseason trade. Main thing here is Armstrong has been clear that he wants to add 25-27 year old talent to the team. Necas is 25, Keller is 25.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Snuggerud, Jimmy		3	$925,000

Trades

STL

Necas, Martin
2024 1st round pick (CAR)

Additional Details:

Not totally sure on Necas' value. 70 points last year. On pace for about 63 this year. Buch is a PPG player over the last 3 years with STL so feel like he is slightly more valuable especially with the retention and Necas being in line for a raise to around $7M AAV.

CAR

Buchnevich, Pavel ($2,900,000 retained)
2024 2nd round pick (TOR)

STL

Keller, Clayton

Additional Details:

Kyrou is signed longer, Similar stats, Keller is a little better but ARZ likely justifies it with the additional term keeping Kyrou there long term. Could add other pieces but this is the base.

ARI

Kyrou, Jordan

STL

Forbort, Derek
2024 4th round pick (BOS)

BOS

Hayes, Kevin

STL

2024 5th round pick (TBL)

TBL

Retained Salary Transactions

Pavel Buchnevich: $2,900,000 (50%)

Buried

Jakub Vrána: $1,475,000 ($2,625,000)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$78,844,583	$20,000	$400,000	$4,655,417

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Keller, Clayton $7,150,000$7,150,000 LW, RW UFA - 5	Thomas, Robert $8,125,000$8,125,000 C, RW UFA - 8	Necas, Martin $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW RFA - 1
Neighbours, Jake $835,833$835,833 LW, RW RFA - 2	Schenn, Brayden $6,500,000$6,500,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 5	Snuggerud, Jimmy $925,000$925,000 RW, C RFA
Saad, Brandon $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 3	Bolduc, Zachary $863,333$863,333 ($400,000$400K) LW RFA - 3	Kapanen, Kasperi $3,200,000$3,200,000 RW UFA - 1
Walker, Nathan $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 1	Sundqvist, Oskar $775,000$775,000 RW, C UFA - 1	Toropchenko, Alexey $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Leddy, Nick $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Parayko, Colton $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 7	Binnington, Jordan $6,000,000$6,000,000 G NTC UFA - 4
Krug, Torey $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD NTC UFA - 4	Faulk, Justin $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 4	Hofer, Joel $775,000$775,000 G RFA - 2
Perunovich, Scott $775,000$775,000 LD RFA - 1	Kessel, Matthew $883,750$883,750 RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Tucker, Tyler $800,000$800,000 LD/RD RFA - 2
Alexandrov, Nikita $816,667$816,667 C RFA - 1
Forbort, Derek $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1

Top Comments

Feb. 27 at 9:18 a.m.

noted

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 2,641

Likes: 937

Canes say no.

No idea why Blues would do Hayes trade unless you have plans for cap space next year.

I’m all for Keller trade but Blues prob need to add a little.

Feb. 27 at 9:19 a.m.

noted

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 2,641

Likes: 937

Mistake

Feb. 27 at 9:26 a.m.

mokumboi

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 29,462

Likes: 11,407

No thank you.

Feb. 27 at 9:37 a.m.

Caniac555

Hurricane Waddell

Joined: May 2018

Posts: 8,734

Likes: 3,601

MAYBE (a big maybe) something like this could happen in the offseason, but the values are way off since Buch would be a rental at that point.

Don’t think the Canes move Necas off the roster this season. Much likelier they keep him until the offseason and add for a run this year.

For the record, I’m a huge Buch fan and would love him as a Cane

Feb. 27 at 10:23 a.m.

evelutions2

Lets Get Kraken

Joined: Apr. 2021

Posts: 8,685

Likes: 3,488

Since in this scenario you are already selling off your biggest names, assuming this happens in the off-season, how much more would it take after Necas and a 1st to get Thomas?

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