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Created by: JMSTL2019

Team: 2024-25 St. Louis Blues

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 22, 2024

Published: Mar. 22, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Regardless if we make playoffs or not, Army can’t stand pat with this current roster. Depth scoring needs to be addressed and a d-man need to be moved. Let’s pretend Buchy signs a 5 year, $7.8 mil extension and Snuggerud starts the year in Springfield. The only forwards that have a chance of being traded are Saad and Hayes. Defensively, it would be ideal to trade Leddy, Krug, or Faulk. No one wants Krug or Faulk, so Leddy is the obvious trade chip. I’d like to think Army will sign a 3rd liner for scoring depth and a cheap dman. Finding Parayko an actual partner is also a priority. STL fans what are your thoughts on Doug’s offseason agenda cause I have no idea what the plan is. With the extra cap space Army could add some solid pieces. Long story short Foegele > Kapanen and Matheson > Leddy.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Abramov, Mikhail	2	$800,000
Bitten, Will	2	$800,000
Ellis, Colten	2	$800,000
Laferrière, Mathias	2	$800,000
McGing, Hugh	2	$825,000
Skinner, Hunter	2	$800,000
Washkurak, Keean	1	$800,000
Perunovich, Scott	2	$1,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Gaudette, Adam	2	$825,000
Foegele, Warren	3	$3,000,000
De Haan, Calvin	1	$800,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Snuggerud, Jimmy		3	$950,000

Trades

STL

2025 3rd round pick (NYI)

Additional Details:

A 3rd is fair, Leddy can play 2/3 pair minutes while putting up 25-30 pts

NYI

Leddy, Nick ($1,000,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Blues retain 25% on Leddy. Won’t hurt our cap space with 2 years left on his deal. Traded to any team—picked NYI since he’s familiar with the team and they need defensive help.

STL

Matheson, Michael

Additional Details:

MTL has a defensive logjam. Matheson is expendable with all the young pieces around.

MTL

2024 2nd round pick (STL)
2024 3rd round pick (NYR)

Additional Details:

Draft day deal. No idea what the asking price would be. Matheson’s offensive numbers boost value.

Retained Salary Transactions

Nick Leddy: $1,000,000 (25%)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$87,500,000	$80,395,595	$0	$412,500	$7,104,405

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Buchnevich, Pavel $5,800,000$5,800,000 LW, RW, C M-NTC UFA - 1	Thomas, Robert $8,125,000$8,125,000 C, RW UFA - 7	Neighbours, Jake $835,833$835,833 LW, RW RFA - 1
Bolduc, Zachary $863,333$863,333 ($412,500$412K) LW RFA - 2	Schenn, Brayden $6,500,000$6,500,000 C, LW NTC UFA - 4	Kyrou, Jordan $8,125,000$8,125,000 RW UFA - 7
Saad, Brandon $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 2	Hayes, Kevin $3,571,429$3,571,429 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Foegele, Warren $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA
Walker, Nathan $775,000$775,000 LW UFA - 2	Sundqvist, Oskar $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, C UFA - 2	Toropchenko, Alexey $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Parayko, Colton $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 6	Binnington, Jordan $6,000,000$6,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Krug, Torey $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD NTC UFA - 3	Kessel, Matthew $800,000$800,000 RD RFA - 2	Hofer, Joel $775,000$775,000 G RFA - 1
Perunovich, Scott $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD RFA	Faulk, Justin $6,500,000$6,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Tucker, Tyler $800,000$800,000 LD/RD RFA - 1
De Haan, Calvin $800,000$800,000 LD/RD UFA

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Neighbours, J.		Buchnevich, P.		Thomas, R.
	Perunovich, S.		Matheson, M.

Power Play 2
Bolduc, Z.		Schenn, B.		Saad, B.
	Kyrou, J.		Parayko, C.

Penalty Kill 1
	Thomas, R.	Toropchenko, A.
	Matheson, M.	Parayko, C.

Penalty Kill 2
	Buchnevich, P.	Neighbours, J.
	Krug, T.	Faulk, J.

Mar. 22 at 1:40 p.m.

GuyGuyGuy

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For Matheson, we would ask for Bolduc + first, not less

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Mar. 22 at 1:41 p.m.

Nick_SUCCzuki

Suczuking Kotkaniemi

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Matheson is gonna cost way more but Habs should look to move him in the off season

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Mar. 22 at 1:41 p.m.

my_name_is_Fil

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matheson is a local, sweet cap, wears a letter, is our top pts getter on the blueline...

way more than that i would expect too much. same as savard.

want lhd? i read harris is always available, want young rd? kovacevich is solid and big

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Mar. 22 at 1:44 p.m.

Voice_Of_Thruth

Tony Ferguson Fan

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Thats probably what matheson is worth because of how awful his defence is, but I wouldnt be happy with this return still.

I dont think he fits the blues, he is too much like Krug and Faulk, all offence, no defence

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Mar. 22 at 1:46 p.m.

JMSTL2019

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Quoting: GuyGuyGuy

For Matheson, we would ask for Bolduc + first, not less

I figured the asking price would be high. Blues need a guy who can handle 18-25 minutes a night which is hard to find.

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Mar. 22 at 1:47 p.m.

Burnout

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Matheson isn't really replaceable right now for Montreal. He's certainly not going to moved for a 2nd and a 3rd. Even if he's been bad defensively, its really hard to find someone who can even be as effective as he has been playing over 25 minutes a night mostly against top lines and top pairs.

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Mar. 22 at 1:48 p.m.

noted

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Leddy has been decent this year. Not doing that.

Mar. 22 at 1:49 p.m.

habitantlecolon

Le patriote

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Comeback at 24-25 TDL with a proper deal we are not moving him this year!

Mar. 22 at 1:50 p.m.

JMSTL2019

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Quoting: my_name_is_Fil

Blues need RHD but more importantly a top pair dman. Harris and Kovacevich aren’t capable of playing that much, Kovacevich’s physical play would be a welcomed addition.

Mar. 22 at 1:52 p.m.

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JMSTL2019

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Quoting: noted

Leddy has been decent this year. Not doing that.

He’s been fine but Parayko needs a real partner. These are the times we wish Dunn and Walman were here.

Mar. 22 at 1:52 p.m.

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Just_A_Guess

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I'd sell you Matheson at that discount but you're going to have to take at least one contract with him... Anderson or Gally.

Mar. 22 at 1:56 p.m.

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drambui

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Quoting: Nick_SUCCzuki

Matheson is gonna cost way more but Habs should look to move him in the off season

we have no one who can replace offensively or takes the ampunt of minute he eats. His value is still probably greater at the deadline anyway. He will most likely start the year in Montréal.

Mar. 22 at 1:56 p.m.

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JMSTL2019

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Quoting: Voice_Of_Thruth

True, I tried finding a partner for Parayko who focuses on the offensive side of the puck, Parayko can contribute as the shutdown guy. Should STL go after Brady Skjei this summer? He’s another solid top 4 shutdown D.

Mar. 22 at 2:16 p.m.

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Db1899

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Isles have a better and younger nick leddy in Mike Rielly

Mar. 22 at 2:34 p.m.

#15

my_name_is_Fil

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Quoting: JMSTL2019

Blues need RHD but more importantly a top pair dman. Harris and Kovacevich aren’t capable of playing that much, Kovacevich’s physical play would be a welcomed addition.

you want top pairing dman on the cheap for under 5 mil for several years?
thats going to cost waY more than mid 2nd and mid 3rd.

Mar. 22 at 2:55 p.m.

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JMSTL2019

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Quoting: my_name_is_Fil

you want top pairing dman on the cheap for under 5 mil for several years?
thats going to cost waY more than mid 2nd and mid 3rd.

Matheson is signed for 2 years after this, he’s also 30. He’ll also make a little more on his next contract. Habs fans want a first and a prospect but realistically you’d get a 2nd and a 3rd.

Mar. 22 at 3:07 p.m.

#17

my_name_is_Fil

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Quoting: JMSTL2019

Matheson is signed for 2 years after this, he’s also 30. He’ll also make a little more on his next contract. Habs fans want a first and a prospect but realistically you’d get a 2nd and a 3rd.

prepare for disapointment

Mar. 22 at 3:44 p.m.

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mokumboi

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We don't need an offensive Dman to play with Colt. This should be more than clear by now. We need a solid J-Bo type who can skate and own the slot and move the puck safely. Colt should be the puck mover on his pairing. This should also be very clear by now.

Mar. 22 at 6:19 p.m.

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Nick_SUCCzuki

Suczuking Kotkaniemi

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Quoting: drambui

we have no one who can replace offensively or takes the ampunt of minute he eats. His value is still probably greater at the deadline anyway. He will most likely start the year in Montréal.

I dont think they will trade him but its what they should do. Teams usually pay for stay at home guys at the deadline, so I think we should move Savard then. Would like to see Guhle with those minutes, and if he makes the team, Hutson will take the PP spot

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