As it’s yearly (and seemingly far more so the previous few seasons) the NHL Commerce Deadline introduced us some diaper-filling trades, proper as much as the final minute at 2:59pm ET in the present day.
Dallas proved that the extra issues change, the extra issues keep the identical by paying a ahead a number of hundreds of thousands extra per 12 months than he’s price (anybody who needs to inform me Mikko Raantanen is price the identical wage as McDavid or Mackinnon please save me the anger out of your irrational stupidity).
The Bruins determined to commerce their captain who’d been with the workforce for 16 seasons for primarily 3 buckets of pucks in 2027.
And Ottawa determined to twist the knife even additional into their captain by buying and selling his greatest good friend in the whole world.
Brady Tkachuk will get emotional sharing his ideas on Josh Norris getting dealt
pic.twitter.com/pFm1S0cQ6y— Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) March 7, 2025
And the Blues did what I believe might be for the most effective, particularly with Colton Parayko out the remainder of the common season after struggling a knee harm throughout OT of Wednesday nights sport: completely fucking nothing.
In my view, loads of groups bought worse. Boston, Carolina (LOL), Ottawa, and so on all bought off prime stage gamers whereas additionally managing to royally piss their fan bases. The Blues are usually not in a promote scenario presently.
But in addition some groups bought higher. Colorado and Dallas loaded the fuck up, Edmonton added a few stable items, the Panthers bought considerably higher in the present day, and so on. However the Blues, in contrast to the 4 aforementioned groups, are usually not 1-2 gamers away from a Stanley Cup. We’re possible 3-4 Robert Thomas stage gamers away from a Cup
So as an alternative of promoting core items like Schenn, Parayko, any of our elite up and coming prospects akin to Dvorsky or Snuggerud, or including some barely above common participant Doug Armstrong did precisely what the Blues ought to do. Keep put.
It could appear boring as shit, however we ain’t successful a cup this 12 months and doubtless not subsequent 12 months.
BUT. If…
-Dvorsky comes up and performs to the extent we expect he can, which is prime Tarasenko or higher
-Jimmy Snuggerud finally ends up in Minnesota lastly and begins scoring objectives like this in a Blue Observe:
Jimmy Snuggerud capped final night time’s scoring along with his twenty first objective of the season to match his last objective complete from each 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The objective was the #Gophers‘ NCAA-leading one hundred and thirty fifth of 2024-25. Minnesota completed with 135 objectives in 2023-24.pic.twitter.com/kkZdYugVK0
— Gopher Sport Notes (@GopherGameNotes) February 23, 2025
-We shed a few of our older than my Grandpa’s WW2 relics defensemen making $6mil + AAV (in addition to Parayko, Broberg, and Fowler I don’t care if we bought the remainder of our protection)
-Lastly carry this stallion house:
THEN, women and gents, you’ve a possible cup contending workforce that will get us filling up Enterprise Middle in Could once more.
However none of these strikes would have, ought to have, or might have occurred in the present day.
If this barely above common roster one way or the other squeaks into the playoffs and wins a couple of video games, positive I’ll spend an irrational quantity on playoff tickets and $20 Bud Lates.
However I’m completely 100% okay with us sitting with our thumb up our ass this commerce deadline, particularly because it was partnered with the Bruins waiving the white flag on their contending period. Which is able to make any true St. Louisan smile:)
