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Blues announce training camp roster and schedule

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https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-be ... n-sept-18

TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE

Thursday, Sept. 18

Early Group
9:30 a.m. (USA Rink)
10 a.m. (NHL Rink)

Late Group
11:30 a.m. (NHL Rink)
Noon (USA Rink)

Friday, Sept. 19

Early Group
9:30 a.m. (USA Rink)
10 a.m. (NHL Rink)

Late Group
11:30 a.m. (NHL Rink)
Noon (USA Rink)

Saturday, Sept. 20

Non-playing Groups
9:30 a.m. (Group A - NHL Rink, Group B - USA Rink)
10:15 a.m. Scrimmage (NHL Rink)

Game Group
11:30 a.m. (NHL Rink)
6 p.m. - Blues at Stars


TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

Forwards: Nikita Alexandrov (59), Sam Bitten (34), Nick Bjugstad (77), Pavel Buchnevich (89), Justin Carbonneau (68), Zach Dean (52), Antoine Dorion (86), Dalibor Dvorsky (54), Dylan Holloway (81), Adam Jecho (84), Mathieu Joseph (71), Aleksanteri Kaskimaki (65), Jordan Kyrou (25), Milan Lucic (12)*, Matt Luff (39), Hugh McGing (56), Jake Neighbours (63), Matthew Peca (53), Juraj Pekarcik (85), Dylan Peterson (48), Simon Robertsson (80), Brayden Schenn (10), Jimmy Snuggerud (21), Jakub Stancl (93), Sam Stange (76), Otto Stenberg (28), Oskar Sundqvist (70), Pius Suter (22), Alexandre Texier (9), Robert Thomas (18), Alexey Toropchenko (13), Christopher Wagner (88), Nathan Walker (26).

Defense: Philip Broberg (6), Michael Buchinger (62), Quinton Burns (92), Justin Faulk (72), Lukas Fischer (94), Cam Fowler (17), Marc-Andre Gaudet (73), Adam Jiricek (37), Samuel Johannesson (49), Anthony Kehrer (74), Matthew Kessel (51), Theo Lindstein (41), Leo Loof (46), Logan Mailloux (23), Will McIsaac (87), Colton Parayko (55), Corey Schueneman (64), Hunter Skinner (43), Tyler Tucker (75).

Goaltenders: Jordan Binnington (50), Will Cranley (31), Colten Ellis (35), Joel Hofer (30), Matthew Koprowski (45), Vadim Zherenko (1).

* professional tryout
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Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
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sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
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STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:26 am
sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
I honestly don't understand not signing Suter to another 1 year league minimum unless Suter didn't want to do that. All signs pointed to last year him being OK with being the 6/7 until he was thrust into the every day lineup. I really thought he was going the way of Otter and he was going to be approached to take a 1 year and then they would find something for him in the club whether it's coaching, scouting, front office etc... He made a couple comments that he really wanted to settle his family in STL if he was able to stay 1 more year because he liked the area and being around the Blues.

I know the defense is a mix bag of super vets and super young. But they are betting quite a bit on Kessel/tucker being rock solid with this Mailloux experiment.
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callitwhatyouwant wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:58 am
STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:26 am
sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
I honestly don't understand not signing Suter to another 1 year league minimum unless Suter didn't want to do that. All signs pointed to last year him being OK with being the 6/7 until he was thrust into the every day lineup. I really thought he was going the way of Otter and he was going to be approached to take a 1 year and then they would find something for him in the club whether it's coaching, scouting, front office etc... He made a couple comments that he really wanted to settle his family in STL if he was able to stay 1 more year because he liked the area and being around the Blues.

I know the defense is a mix bag of super vets and super young. But they are betting quite a bit on Kessel/tucker being rock solid with this Mailloux experiment.
What do you mean by another league minimum deal for Suter? We paid Suter $3M last season. His bonuses were so much we’ll be paying for most of them on this season’s cap. If he’d take an actual league minimum contract (no bonuses), then he’d probably be signed.
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STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 12:19 pm
callitwhatyouwant wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:58 am
STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:26 am
sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
I honestly don't understand not signing Suter to another 1 year league minimum unless Suter didn't want to do that. All signs pointed to last year him being OK with being the 6/7 until he was thrust into the every day lineup. I really thought he was going the way of Otter and he was going to be approached to take a 1 year and then they would find something for him in the club whether it's coaching, scouting, front office etc... He made a couple comments that he really wanted to settle his family in STL if he was able to stay 1 more year because he liked the area and being around the Blues.

I know the defense is a mix bag of super vets and super young. But they are betting quite a bit on Kessel/tucker being rock solid with this Mailloux experiment.
What do you mean by another league minimum deal for Suter? We paid Suter $3M last season. His bonuses were so much we’ll be paying for most of them on this season’s cap. If he’d take an actual league minimum contract (no bonuses), then he’d probably be signed.
I meant before the bonuses last year, the Blues were on the hook for 775. There was no real intention by the Blues to be playing all those games when Leddy was in the lineup. The initial thought was Parayko/Leddy Faulk/Broberg and then the mix of P.O./Perunovich/Kessel/Tucker/Suter. Leddy going down thrust him into the lineup.

Anyways, I don't think it's as easy as it would be done. I do think there's a part of Suter's camp that wants to keep playing after getting thru 82 games relatively well. And the Blues coming at them and saying hey we are looking at 20-40 games max, I don't know if that cuts it. Could be wrong, that's all made up by me. That's just the feeling I got towards the end when the podcasts and end of the year stuff were saying that there hasn't really been much discussion after the initial talks about any kind of renewal.
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callitwhatyouwant wrote: 10 Sep 2025 13:40 pm
STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 12:19 pm
callitwhatyouwant wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:58 am
STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:26 am
sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
I honestly don't understand not signing Suter to another 1 year league minimum unless Suter didn't want to do that. All signs pointed to last year him being OK with being the 6/7 until he was thrust into the every day lineup. I really thought he was going the way of Otter and he was going to be approached to take a 1 year and then they would find something for him in the club whether it's coaching, scouting, front office etc... He made a couple comments that he really wanted to settle his family in STL if he was able to stay 1 more year because he liked the area and being around the Blues.

I know the defense is a mix bag of super vets and super young. But they are betting quite a bit on Kessel/tucker being rock solid with this Mailloux experiment.
What do you mean by another league minimum deal for Suter? We paid Suter $3M last season. His bonuses were so much we’ll be paying for most of them on this season’s cap. If he’d take an actual league minimum contract (no bonuses), then he’d probably be signed.
I meant before the bonuses last year, the Blues were on the hook for 775. There was no real intention by the Blues to be playing all those games when Leddy was in the lineup. The initial thought was Parayko/Leddy Faulk/Broberg and then the mix of P.O./Perunovich/Kessel/Tucker/Suter. Leddy going down thrust him into the lineup.

Anyways, I don't think it's as easy as it would be done. I do think there's a part of Suter's camp that wants to keep playing after getting thru 82 games relatively well. And the Blues coming at them and saying hey we are looking at 20-40 games max, I don't know if that cuts it. Could be wrong, that's all made up by me. That's just the feeling I got towards the end when the podcasts and end of the year stuff were saying that there hasn't really been much discussion after the initial talks about any kind of renewal.
Suter has played in 535 games in a row. He’s also reportedly complained about making sure he gets enough ice time and usage throughout his career. So the thought of him balking at not wanting to accept what should be a very part time role as a team’s #7 doesn’t sound far fetched to me at all.
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STL fan in MN wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:26 am
sdaltons wrote: 10 Sep 2025 11:21 am Only gave it a quick look but I don't see any surprises on the roster. Glad it's finally this time of year!
Same.

Was wondering if it might included a late PTO add but it doesn’t. Guys like Jon Merrill, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Suter, Jan Rutta, etc are still out there. Heck, Matt Grzelcyk is still unsigned and he scored 40 pts last season.
The Hockey Guys were stating Army may be in on Grzelcyk, but is waiting. Monty knows him obviously. It would block a player like Tucker or Kessel. Grzelcyk is past 30. Defense is pretty well set. I trust Army and Monty to do what they think.
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hockey jedi wrote: 10 Sep 2025 14:44 pm The Hockey Guys were stating Army may be in on Grzelcyk, but is waiting.
I hope not, he's almost as bad as Perunovich.

Remember his parents petitioning the league in the Stanley Cup Final over a hit.
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