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St Louis Blues 2019-2020

Created by: CowSaysMoo
Team: 2019-20 St. Louis Blues
Initial Creation Date: May 19, 2019
Published: May 19, 2019
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Not much needs to be changed here. This team has a fantastic group of forwards. The one area that could be addressed is the left side defense. Bouwmeester isn’t getting any younger and there isn’t a top prospect on the way. I signed Nemeth in case they don’t think Jake Walman is ready. Let me know what you think!
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,000,000
2$2,500,000
2$900,000
3$725,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
3$2,000,000
2$800,000
4$4,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$2,500,000
3$2,000,000
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2019
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2020
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2021
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$83,000,000$70,904,594$12,928$732,500$12,095,406

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$5,350,000$5,350,000
LW
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UFA - 2
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$1,875,000$1,875,000
C
UFA - 4
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$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 4
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$5,750,000$5,750,000
LW, RW, C
NTC
UFA - 2
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$5,125,000$5,125,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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$900,000$900,000
LW
UFA - 1
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$5,000,000$5,000,000
C, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
C, RW
UFA - 2
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$2,500,000$2,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
RW, C
UFA - 4
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$3,250,000$3,250,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000$250K)
LD
NTC
UFA - 1
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 1
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$4,350,000$4,350,000
G
UFA - 2
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$4,000,000$4,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
UFA - 3
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$722,500$722,500 (Performance Bonus$57,500$58K)
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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$1,375,000$1,375,000
RD
UFA - 3
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$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
UFA - 2
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$750,000$750,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$800,000$800,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2

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May 19, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.
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I think some of the forwards are most likely moved out to make room for a better spot for prospects. Guys like Robert Thomas will need higher than a 3rd line role next year, Sundqvist is probably a top 9 next year too. Players like Steen and Fabbri could see themselves on the way out, Fabbro could even be used as a sweetener to take on Steen's contract for a decent return.

Would think it's likely they finally move on from Allen and bring in a veteran back up too. Just to see what Binnington really is. I like that you only gave him a cheap 2 year deal instead of believing all this hype and signing him long term like I've seen others do. I don't fully think he's legit yet, he might be a bit overrated right now. He had a good back half of the season and he's been average in playoffs. Andrew Hammond was similar to that and flamed out. But Binnington is younger and could definitely keep it up, just have to have someone to rely on to back him up.

& call it a gut feeling, but I think St.Louis might go after or get Olli Maatta from Pittsburgh this summer. Not a flashy name but he's similar to Bouwmeester and a lot younger. Pens seem to be eager to move him so he might come cheap. He'd look good on a pairing with either Pietrangelo or Parayko then the Blues could limit Bouwmeester's mins to keep him more effective all year since he's aging
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May 19, 2019 at 6:29 p.m.
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I think some of the forwards are most likely moved out to make room for a better spot for prospects. Guys like Robert Thomas will need higher than a 3rd line role next year, Sundqvist is probably a top 9 next year too. Players like Steen and Fabbri could see themselves on the way out, Fabbro could even be used as a sweetener to take on Steen's contract for a decent return.

Would think it's likely they finally move on from Allen and bring in a veteran back up too. Just to see what Binnington really is. I like that you only gave him a cheap 2 year deal instead of believing all this hype and signing him long term like I've seen others do. I don't fully think he's legit yet, he might be a bit overrated right now. He had a good back half of the season and he's been average in playoffs. Andrew Hammond was similar to that and flamed out. But Binnington is younger and could definitely keep it up, just have to have someone to rely on to back him up.

& call it a gut feeling, but I think St.Louis might go after or get Olli Maatta from Pittsburgh this summer. Not a flashy name but he's similar to Bouwmeester and a lot younger. Pens seem to be eager to move him so he might come cheap. He'd look good on a pairing with either Pietrangelo or Parayko then the Blues could limit Bouwmeester's mins to keep him more effective all year since he's aging


Good points. Totally agree with the assessment on Binnington. I didn’t overreact to a fantastic half of a season when he was the 4th goaltender in the organization at the beginning of the year. Two years allows the Blues to assess his talent level and for Binnington to prove himself without giving up too many years of his prime.

What would you think of a Fabbri for Maatta swap? Two players that haven’t had much success in recent years that could benefit from a chance of scenery.
May 19, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.
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Edmundson???
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May 19, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.
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Edmundson???


Accidentally missed him. Don’t know how?‍♀️
May 19, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.
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I agree mostly with what you said, but I think Kyrou has to be on the team next year and I also would way rather re-sign the always reliable Gunnarsson than Nemeth. You nailed it when you said we don’t need many changes, my favorite part of this playoff run is watching the growth of guys like Dunn and Thomas and knowing we’ll be good for awhile.
May 19, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.
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What would you think of a Fabbri for Maatta swap? Two players that haven’t had much success in recent years that could benefit from a chance of scenery.



No.

And forget Nemeth, we need the $$$ with Petro, Dunn & Schenn due new contracts soon.
May 19, 2019 at 10:07 p.m.
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No.

And forget Nemeth, we need the $$$ with Petro, Dunn & Schenn due new contracts soon.


or if they don't re-sign wecould use the money for replacement ufas such as hoffman, galchenyuk, faulk, vatanen
May 19, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.
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Good points. Totally agree with the assessment on Binnington. I didn’t overreact to a fantastic half of a season when he was the 4th goaltender in the organization at the beginning of the year. Two years allows the Blues to assess his talent level and for Binnington to prove himself without giving up too many years of his prime.

What would you think of a Fabbri for Maatta swap? Two players that haven’t had much success in recent years that could benefit from a chance of scenery.


I think it could be a start, but St.Louis might be smarter to use Fabbri as a sweetener to move Steen as I mentioned. Maatta comes with a bigger contract and I wouldn't think it wold cost a whole lot to get him. His foot speed is a big issue and might push more teams away, driving the price down. & with Pittsburgh looking to retool quickly I feel like he might be the first guy gone.

Fabbri for Maatta works theoretically in value range, but my question then would be; who do you think St.Louis would use as a sweetener to move Steen? If I was running the Blues, my first priority would be to move Steen because you have to work on an extension for Brayden Schenn and he could demand close to $8M and there's already players to take Steen's place. Moving Steen while you can to free up cap space and know how much you'd be working with for a Schenn extension and upgrades to the defence would be very important. It seems like a domino effect starting with moving Steen and then knowing who replaces him, what you have left, and what you need to fill
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May 20, 2019 at 3:23 a.m.
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or if they don't re-sign wecould use the money for replacement ufas such as hoffman, galchenyuk, faulk, vatanen



Don't re-sign who? All of them? Why would we talk about obliterating a team currently surging toward the Cup?

Galchenyuk: Hell to the no. 48.5 Corsi despite having 63% O-zone starts. And it's not an aberration as his career average disparity is nearly that bad Horrid.
Vatanen: Not only is he not even remotely close in quality to Petro (and declining by the year), but he's tiny. Good heavens, no.
Hoffman: Yeah, he produces, but he'll be 30 when he goes free and is utterly terrible defensively. He's a one-way player. The good news is half his points come on the power play.

Faulk is an interesting case, but only if Petro wants to leave (which I think is unlikely).
 
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