Jirecek starts the game with a brutal Plager hip check

[Francis Park Thug]

Two observations: Bobby is smiling (beaming!), and he bears a physical resemblance to AP.

AP never through a BP Hip Check.

I don't think we need to hate on AP anymore.
The troll is gone.
{threw]

[zamadoo]

Two observations: Bobby is smiling (beaming!), and he bears a physical resemblance to AP.

Been saying he reminds me of Petro for 2 years.

Seems to be turning into a different type of player, but he does look like him on the ice.

[EKFMGA]

Two observations: Bobby is smiling (beaming!), and he bears a physical resemblance to AP.

AP never through a BP Hip Check.

I don't think we need to hate on AP anymore.
The troll is gone.
{threw]

Wasn't hating, just speaking truth, I liked AP but physicality was not part of his game.

[BobbyOrr]

Bob likes that !

[dhsux]

Two observations: Bobby is smiling (beaming!), and he bears a physical resemblance to AP.

AP never through a BP Hip Check.

I don't think we need to hate on AP anymore.
The troll is gone.
{threw]

Very few hated AP

And even fewer deliberately went one way because of that clown.

They just did not accept that clowns version of Petro.

[skilles]

Love it, Ive been coaching and/or training youth athletes for a long time and I'll take a "riverboat gambler" all day long. Give me the kids you have to rein in every time.

[Pierre McGuire]

Love it, Ive been coaching and/or training youth athletes for a long time and I'll take a "riverboat gambler" all day long. Give me the kids you have to rein in every time.

Yep, spot on…let him play his game. The Blues knew his game long before they drafted him.

[TBone]

Yessir…he’s gonna be a good one.

The ROR trade turned out pretty well.

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Players Drafted with Trade Assets

The 2023 trade for O'Reilly and Noel Acciari returned several high-value assets to St. Louis:

Otto Stenberg (C): Selected 25th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft using Toronto's first-round pick.

Juraj Pekarčík (LW): Selected in the third round (76th overall) in 2023 using a pick originally from Ottawa that Toronto had previously acquired.

Adam Jiricek (D): The Blues also received Toronto's 2024 second-round pick in the deal. (Note: While some sources list the pick, the Blues later used their 2024 assets to select players like Adam Jiricek in the first round).

Other Assets in the TradeIn addition to the draft picks, the Blues received two players in the exchange: Mikhail Abramov (F): A prospect who later returned to Russia to play in the KHL.Adam Gaudette (F): An NHL veteran who played briefly for the Blues' AHL affiliate before signing elsewhere