Time for a trade.

[Bocomo91]

This team is completely clueless. Who is the captain? and who is overpaid?

Good Fit

Schenn - Utah -Buffalo- LA
Kyrou - LA - Vancouver -Nashville
Buchnevich - LA- NYR - Chicago
Faulk - Whoever.
Binnington - any cup contender.

[Frank Underwood]

I’d say that is an overreaction, but give me a few more games and I might agree with you. The goods news is that there are no shortage of teams that are struggling and might be looking to shake things up.

[SameOldBlues]

Good luck with that. Noones dealin with the Blues when they’re in the dumps…unless it’s to fleece them.

This is the team, period. Any hopes of makin any meaningful trades only occurs if they’re playing decent and dont look desperate to deal.

[hockey jedi]

I don't think we should make a trade. We have a lot of new faces and guys are squeezing their sticks too hard. We will be fine.

However, what would you think about trading Kyrou for an injured Laine plus Montreal's first round pick this year? The salaries are close to the same. We are trading one problem for another, but we'd get the first round pick. I realize it will probably be a bottom 15 first rounder. I can't tell what the problem with Kyrou is. Is he trying too hard? It's not just the missed shots. It's the over stating the puck, terrible passes and bad decisions.

[stanw]

I don't think we should make a trade. We have a lot of new faces and guys are squeezing their sticks too hard. We will be fine.

However, what would you think about trading Kyrou for an injured Laine plus Montreal's first round pick this year? The salaries are close to the same. We are trading one problem for another, but we'd get the first round pick. I realize it will probably be a bottom 15 first rounder. I can't tell what the problem with Kyrou is. Is he trying too hard? It's not just the missed shots. It's the over stating the puck, terrible passes and bad decisions.

Laine is another head case,no thanks. If you are moving Kyrou I would rather be for Kempe from L.A.

[hockey jedi]

Stan, thanks for the response. Why would LA trade their leading scorer for Kyrou? Are they afraid they can't resign him? Is he a problem in the room? Does he not fit in their system? If not, I would like to trade Kyrou for Connon McDavid.

[theograce]

Stan, thanks for the response. Why would LA trade their leading scorer for Kyrou?

They wouldn’t

[smilinjoefission]

The time to trade Kyrou was before this NTC kicked in.

[theograce]

The time to trade Kyrou was before this NTC kicked in.

My bet is he’d accept lots of places and wants out

[Sophisticated Shoes]

Seems to me, when an NHL team has 3 or more new players to start a season, there may be the need for a timing adjustment, or a time for the new players to mesh with the rest of the team & each other. Look at the Blues in 2019 (ROR, Perron, Bozak, Maroon, Binny), look at Nashville last year (Stamkos, Marchessault, Skjei), and the Blues again this year (Mailloux, Bjugstad, Suter).

Maybe this is obvious, but it appears a team with a few new faces might take longer to get up to speed, especially when they're projected to improve vastly. The Blues are dealing with this again, this year, and they should be able to work through this period, but will it take a full season like Nashville, or will they be able to right the ship and still be able to make the post season?

[TheHighHat]

^
Most teams are carried by their top 11 players (top 6 forwards, top 4 d-men, & #1 goalie) in the regular season.
The Blues top 11 is the same from last year if you include the Seagram's debut from Snuggerud.
Suter is a 3rd liner. Bjugstad is a 4th liner, and Mailloux is on the bottom pair at best.

Most of the Blues top 11 have underperformed.

It helps when your goalie can stop the puck.
Only the Sharks have a worse GAA than STL. At least the Sharks give up the most shots against.
The Blues are actually tied for 8th fewest in shots against average.
That .850 team save % lands STL at the bottom of the league.

[bluetunehead]

Stan, thanks for the response. Why would LA trade their leading scorer for Kyrou? Are they afraid they can't resign him? Is he a problem in the room? Does he not fit in their system? If not, I would like to trade Kyrou for Connon McDavid.

It was floated on hockeybuzz (aka it’s [nonsense]) so now it’s getting talked about. The only scenario that makes sense is that LA doesn’t think they can sign him and want a ready-to-go replacement on a longterm deal.

But if he wants to hit free agency it doesn’t make sense why the Blues would chance it anyway.

[Inglewood Jack]

This team is completely clueless. Who is the captain? and who is overpaid?

Good Fit

Schenn - Utah -Buffalo- LA
Kyrou - LA - Vancouver -Nashville
Buchnevich - LA- NYR - Chicago
Faulk - Whoever.
Binnington - any cup contender.

Would not trade Binner. No Ellis, Hofer having the yips. The future net would be effed. Gotta figure out the Binner replacement as he ages, not create a hole. Otherwise the others are expendable IMO. I am not for knee jerk trades tho. Gotta get something back.

[TheHighHat]

Do you think Chris Drury is taking and/or making calls about Alexis Lafreniere yet?
He has come out of the gate running like a turtle thru peanut butter in the first year of his big contract.
Lafreniere parlayed that one nice year (including the playoffs) in 23-24 into that big contract extension.
Does he still have upside at 24 years old or is he is closer to Kaapo Kakko 2.0?
What is his current trade value?

The Rangers can't score goals and have even been worse at home than the Blues.
W. Cuylle (another 2020 pick) is also stuck at the gate.
The Rangers top 3 centers (when healthy) are all old. 1993 born on dates.
Panarin at 34 is in his walk year.

[son_of_foolsgold]

Army is not going to make any trades right now because to do so is an admission that his strategy has FAILED.

[Bacchk29]

Army is not going to make any trades right now because to do so is an admission that his strategy has FAILED.

This^ Can we wait til about 15-20 games before we consider a trade. And who’s trading a 2C here unless we give up a ton?