BillP. wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:26 am If the Blues can somehow manage to at least get the 5th pick in the draft, what do you think it would take to coax Calgary to switch picks? Would it take 2 first round picks from the Blues plus a top prospect or all 3 first round picks? And would you do it? And do you think Calgary or any team at 2 would do it?

BillP. wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:26 am If the Blues can somehow manage to at least get the 5th pick in the draft, what do you think it would take to coax Calgary to switch picks? Would it take 2 first round picks from the Blues plus a top prospect or all 3 first round picks? And would you do it? And do you think Calgary or any team at 2 would do it?

Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:28 am

BillP. wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:26 am If the Blues can somehow manage to at least get the 5th pick in the draft, what do you think it would take to coax Calgary to switch picks? Would it take 2 first round picks from the Blues plus a top prospect or all 3 first round picks? And would you do it? And do you think Calgary or any team at 2 would do it?

Would it be worth it?

After carbonneau we dont have forwards

After....we dont have defensemen prospects theyre on the team now

After hofer we have no goalies....

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:54 am Big night for the Blues last night as the Hawks stole a 2-1 win from the Wild. They play the Avs tonight, who are suddenly just 2 points up on the red hot Stars. I think the Flames are too crappy to reasonably expect to catch, but they host the Panthers tonight.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 9:18 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:54 am Big night for the Blues last night as the Hawks stole a 2-1 win from the Wild. They play the Avs tonight, who are suddenly just 2 points up on the red hot Stars. I think the Flames are too crappy to reasonably expect to catch, but they host the Panthers tonight.

In other news, every team in the Pacific besides the Flames played last night. They went 0-5-1 being outscored 23-6. None of them deserve to be in the playoffs and yet one of them will be in the conference finals because the NHL has the worst commissioner in all of sports.

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 10:20 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 9:18 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:54 am Big night for the Blues last night as the Hawks stole a 2-1 win from the Wild. They play the Avs tonight, who are suddenly just 2 points up on the red hot Stars. I think the Flames are too crappy to reasonably expect to catch, but they host the Panthers tonight.

In other news, every team in the Pacific besides the Flames played last night. They went 0-5-1 being outscored 23-6. None of them deserve to be in the playoffs and yet one of them will be in the conference finals because the NHL has the worst commissioner in all of sports.

It's gonna be funny when Utah faces the Pacific Division winner as the road team despite having a better record. Still can't believe Edmonton arguably made their goaltending worse than it's been the last few years.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:25 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 10:20 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2026 9:18 am

In other news, every team in the Pacific besides the Flames played last night. They went 0-5-1 being outscored 23-6. None of them deserve to be in the playoffs and yet one of them will be in the conference finals because the NHL has the worst commissioner in all of sports.

It's gonna be funny when Utah faces the Pacific Division winner as the road team despite having a better record. Still can't believe Edmonton arguably made their goaltending worse than it's been the last few years.

It's pretty comical at this point. The Ottawa Senators are 5 points out of a playoff spot in the East and would be in first in that division.

Robb_K wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 12:08 am This reminds me of 1969, after The Blues lost again in The Stanley Cup Finals, when The Blues signed Centre, Mike Lowe, from Loyola of Montréal, to a bunch of ballyhoo in articles in The Hockey News, Sporting News, and St. Louis Post Dispatch, After The Blues lost again, in The Stanley Cup Finals. They said, "The Rich Get Richer". He never got near even The AHL, let alone, The NHL. What they didn't tell you was that the best youth hockey players went mainly to Canadian Juniors leagues, and 2nd tier went to American Colleges. Canadian College players never even sniffed The NHL (or even The AHL). Félix Trudeau, wasn't all that impressive in The British Columbia JHL, which is a tier below The Western Hockey League, nor at U. of Maine, nor at Sacred Heart, and only in the last 10 games at Springfield. But, he's a sluggish skater with a lot to improve, and not tremendously impressive as a scorer. I'd much rather see a goalie in their system step up. I was hoping Ellis would go back on waivers, and The Blues would claim him, play him at Springfield to finish out the year, and trade Binnington in the offseason, now that Hofer is so hot, and getting much more consistent, and looking like a bonafide NHL starter. Maybe Trudeau can fill a 3rd Line role, until Carbonneau joins the Top 6, and knocks a current player (Suter) permanently down to The 3rd Line, while Trudeau takes the place of a Euro sent away in a packaged deal to bring back a difference-making forward or defenceman?

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:12 am Well the Blues play the Sharks in 2 of their next 3 and the way both are playing, I expect the Blues to take all the points.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:19 pm I personally don't find it coincidental that the Blues have gotten better since trading Faulk and Schenn and the Red Wings and Islanders have both gotten worse.

Shed more dead weight this off season please.

BluesSK wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:12 pm

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:19 pm I personally don't find it coincidental that the Blues have gotten better since trading Faulk and Schenn and the Red Wings and Islanders have both gotten worse.

Shed more dead weight this off season please.

Sundqvist will be gone. I think Walker has really played himself off the team (not his fault, he's just been surpassed) and Kyrou needs to be moved. I'm super disappointed with that guy this year. He's just collecting a paycheck.

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:41 pm

BluesSK wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:12 pm

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:19 pm I personally don't find it coincidental that the Blues have gotten better since trading Faulk and Schenn and the Red Wings and Islanders have both gotten worse.

Shed more dead weight this off season please.

Sundqvist will be gone. I think Walker has really played himself off the team (not his fault, he's just been surpassed) and Kyrou needs to be moved. I'm super disappointed with that guy this year. He's just collecting a paycheck.

It'll be interesting. Without anybody else moving out, they'll have about $22M in cap space over the summer, but will owe a raise of some magnitude to Holloway. They have 6 D signed for next year, so surely they'll bring in someone else. Sunny looks like a great bet to not be re-signed, but up front the only other players without a contract are Holloway and Berggren.

All of this is to say, if they move out any big money players like Kyrou or Binnington, what do they do with that cap space? Do they add any impact players, or just keep that powder dry for the right moment?

Dave's a mess wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:41 pm

BluesSK wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:12 pm

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:19 pm I personally don't find it coincidental that the Blues have gotten better since trading Faulk and Schenn and the Red Wings and Islanders have both gotten worse.

Shed more dead weight this off season please.

Sundqvist will be gone. I think Walker has really played himself off the team (not his fault, he's just been surpassed) and Kyrou needs to be moved. I'm super disappointed with that guy this year. He's just collecting a paycheck.

It'll be interesting. Without anybody else moving out, they'll have about $22M in cap space over the summer, but will owe a raise of some magnitude to Holloway. They have 6 D signed for next year, so surely they'll bring in someone else. Sunny looks like a great bet to not be re-signed, but up front the only other players without a contract are Holloway and Berggren.

All of this is to say, if they move out any big money players like Kyrou or Binnington, what do they do with that cap space? Do they add any impact players, or just keep that powder dry for the right moment?

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:00 am Blues have to do something about secondary scoring next year. Either Kyrou and Buch need to figure it back out(doubtful) or guys like Neighbors and Dvorsky need to develop into 2nd line players. You can't rely on one line for a full season.

Love Neighbours and his game but his goals have gone from 27 to 22 to 14. Can't have that. It's mostly due to him being non existent on the PP with just ONE goal all season.