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Forum: St. Louis BluesApr. 24, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.
Thread: Offseason Goals
I don’t see a centerman available unless we resign Stastny for 2@5.5-6 which he might not take. I don’t like the idea of bringing him back because we know how that looks but I also don’t like the idea of trading assets for a guy like ROR. He’s essentially Stastny with a higher cap hit.

I would like to see an upgrade at RW like JVR or Kane but damn they’re gonna be expensive. I like the idea of a Hoffman trade, but we are fairly deep at LW currently.

I would almost bet that Sobotka is for sure going to be moved this offseason. Berglund could get a decent pick in return, but we need him if we dont sign another center. Steen probably won’t allow a trade though. I would move Bouw/Gunnar for just about anything at this point.

Basically I’m glad Armstrong is doing this and not me. As much as a long shot as it is, if JT doesn’t sign here, that puts us 2-3 years farther away from contending. We absolutely cannot trade Thomas. Kid is getting a Bergeron comparison. That’s great news.

As far as the goal situation, I’m one of the 6 people in STL that still believe in Jake, so I’d want to sign a capable backup in free agency and hope Husso can play a few games this year. Hutton will be too expensive so maybe a guy like the Hamburglar could be had for a decent price.

TL;DR
I have no idea.
Pray 4 JT
Forum: St. Louis BluesApr. 24, 2018 at 10:40 a.m.
Thread: Parayko
Guys,

I’m seeing way too many AGMs with Parayko being traded for second line centers or top 6 wingers. Honestly, I don’t think this team can afford to lose him. We have no more blue line depth. His game slightly regressed this year, but that’s oribably due to an increased role combined with poor partner play.

This kid is a stud in the making. He’s still young and he’s 6’6 for Christ’s sake. Yeah he needs to be meaner but if he keeps skating out of our end like he does then I can handle a lack of physicality.

Bottom line, I don’t think there’s a player that will be available that we should trade him for. Draisaitl is about the only one I can think of and I still don’t feel too comfortable about trading Parayko.

Let me know what you guys think. I’m excited for this offseason.