2016–17 St. Louis Blues season

After associate coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Kirk Muller decided to leave for other opportunities in late May 2016, Mike Yeo was announced on June 13, 2016, to replace coach Ken Hitchcock after his last year starting in the 2017–18 season. Yeo joins the Blues as associate coach, while Rick Wilson will join the staff as an assistant coach. Ray Bennett (assistant coach), Jim Corsi (goalie coach) and Sean Ferrell (video coach) will also return. Yeo spent the majority of the last five seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild, leading the club to a 173-132-44 record, including a 46-28-8 mark in 2014-15, which was the second-best mark in Wild history. Yeo also guided Minnesota to three post-season appearances, including back-to-back trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.^[3]

GM Doug Armstrong is ready for the July 1 (11am CT) start of 10 unrestricted free agents, plus 10 restricted free agents, as long as he can fit them under the NHL/NHLPA-imposed $73 mil. salary cap for the 2016-17 season. Two seasons ago, the NHL introduced a free agency interview period that allows general managers to reach out to pending unrestricted free agents around the League to express their interest.

That interview period began June 25.

The Blues have already signed restricted free agent Dmitrij Jaskin, and unrestricted free agents Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Minor leaguer Jordan Caron was also signed.^[4]

Steve Thomas, 52, was added as Assistant Coach on June 30. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Blackhawks	27	16	8	3	14	74	68	+6	35
2	St. Louis Blues	25	14	7	4	13	69	70	−1	32
3	Minnesota Wild	24	12	8	4	12	66	51	+15	28
4	Winnipeg Jets	28	13	13	2	12	74	81	−7	28
5	Nashville Predators	24	11	9	4	11	71	66	+5	26
6	Dallas Stars	26	10	10	6	10	66	85	−19	26
7	Colorado Avalanche	23	9	13	1	9	49	69	−20	19

Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Blackhawks	27	16	8	3	14	74	68	+6	35
2	St. Louis Blues	25	14	7	4	13	69	70	−1	32
3	Minnesota Wild	24	12	8	4	12	66	51	+15	28

Source: National Hockey League

Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Sharks	25	15	9	1	15	60	51	+9	31
2	Edmonton Oilers	27	14	10	3	13	80	70	+10	31
3	Anaheim Ducks	26	12	9	5	12	67	67	0	29

Source: National Hockey League

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	Los Angeles Kings	25	13	10	2	12	66	66	0	28
2	CE	Winnipeg Jets	28	13	13	2	12	74	81	−7	28

3	PA	Calgary Flames	28	13	13	2	11	71	82	−11	28
4	CE	Nashville Predators	24	11	9	4	11	71	66	+5	26
5	CE	Dallas Stars	26	10	10	6	10	66	85	−19	26
6	PA	Vancouver Canucks	25	11	12	2	8	58	75	−17	24
7	PA	Arizona Coyotes	24	8	12	4	6	57	76	−19	20
8	CE	Colorado Avalanche	23	9	13	1	9	49	69	−20	19

Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)^[6]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[A]	September 25	Columbus	3–7	St. Louis		Hutton	10,394	1–0–0	Recap
2^[A]	September 25	St. Louis	5–0	Columbus		Binnington	8,574	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 26	St. Louis	1–3	Dallas		Hutton	—	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 30	Dallas	1–4	St. Louis		Allen	13,239	3–1–0	Recap
5	October 1	St. Louis	0–4	Chicago		Hutton	20,831	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 3	St. Louis	1–2	Washington	SO	Hutton	14,829	3–2–1	Recap
7	October 5	Washington	4–2	St. Louis		—	—	3–3–1	Recap
8	October 8	Chicago	1–2	St. Louis		Hutton	17,346	4–3–1	Recap
^A – indicates split-squad game.

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log^[7]

October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 12	St. Louis	5–2	Chicago		Allen	21,729	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 13	Minnesota	2–3	St. Louis		Allen	19,673	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 15	NY Rangers	2–3	St. Louis		Hutton	19,197	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 18	St. Louis	1–2	Vancouver	OT	Allen	17,568	3–0–1	7	Recap
5	October 20	St. Louis	1–3	Edmonton		Allen	18,347	3–1–1	7	Recap
6	October 22	St. Louis	6–4	Calgary		Allen	18,076	4–1–1	9	Recap
7	October 25	Calgary	4–1	St. Louis		Hutton	17,337	4–2–1	9	Recap
8	October 27	Detroit	2–1	St. Louis	SO	Allen	19,229	4–2–2	10	Recap
9	October 29	Los Angeles	0–1	St. Louis		Allen	18,631	5–2–2	12	Recap

November: 8–5–1 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 1	St. Louis	0–5	NY Rangers		Allen	18,006	5–3–2	12	Recap
11	November 3	St. Louis	2–6	Dallas		Allen	18,532	5–4–2	12	Recap
12	November 5	Columbus	1–2	St. Louis	OT	Hutton	18,245	6–4–2	14	Recap
13	November 6	Colorado	1–5	St. Louis		Allen	17,220	7–4–2	16	Recap
14	November 9	Chicago	2–1	St. Louis	OT	Allen	18,704	7–4–3	17	Recap
15	November 10	St. Louis	1–3	Nashville		Hutton	17,259	7–5–3	17	Recap
16	November 12	St. Louis	4–8	Columbus		Hutton	15,788	7–6–3	17	Recap
17	November 15	Buffalo	1–4	St. Louis		Allen	16,884	8–6–3	19	Recap
18	November 17	San Jose	2–3	St. Louis		Allen	17,618	9–6–3	21	Recap
19	November 19	Nashville	1–3	St. Louis		Allen	18,922	10–6–3	23	Recap
20	November 22	St. Louis	4–2	Boston		Allen	17,565	11–6–3	25	Recap
21	November 23	St. Louis	3–4	Washington		Hutton	18,506	11–7–3	25	Recap
22	November 26	Minnesota	3–4	St. Louis	SO	Allen	19,396	12–7–3	27	Recap
23	November 28	Dallas	3–4	St. Louis	OT	Allen	17,169	13–7–3	29	Recap

December: 1–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Tampa Bay	4–5	St. Louis		Allen	17,351	14–7–3	31	Recap
25	December 3	Winnipeg	3–2	St. Louis	OT	Hutton	19,362	14–7–4	32	Recap
26	December 6	Montreal	–	St. Louis				––
27	December 8	St. Louis	–	NY Islanders				––
28	December 9	St. Louis	–	New Jersey				––
29	December 11	St. Louis	–	Minnesota				––
30	December 13	St. Louis	–	Nashville				––
31	December 15	New Jersey	–	St. Louis				––
32	December 17	Chicago	–	St. Louis				––
33	December 19	Edmonton	–	St. Louis				––
34	December 20	St. Louis	–	Dallas				––
35	December 22	St. Louis	–	Tampa Bay				––
36	December 28	Philadelphia	–	St. Louis				––
37	December 30	Nashville	–	St. Louis				––

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2(WC)	Chicago	–	St. Louis				––
39	January 5	Carolina	–	St. Louis				––
40	January 7	Dallas	–	St. Louis				––
41	January 10	Boston	–	St. Louis				––
42	January 12	St. Louis	–	Los Angeles				––
43	January 14	St. Louis	–	San Jose				––
44	January 15	St. Louis	–	Anaheim				––
45	January 17	Ottawa	–	St. Louis				––
46	January 19	Washington	–	St. Louis				––
47	January 21	St. Louis	–	Winnipeg				––
48	January 24	St. Louis	–	Pittsburgh				––
49	January 26	St. Louis	–	Minnesota				––
50	January 31	Winnipeg	–	St. Louis				––

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	Toronto	–	St. Louis				––
52	February 4	Pittsburgh	–	St. Louis				––
53	February 6	St. Louis	–	Philadelphia				––
54	February 7	St. Louis	–	Ottawa				––
55	February 9	St. Louis	–	Toronto				––
56	February 11	St. Louis	–	Montreal				––
57	February 15	St. Louis	–	Detroit				––
58	February 16	Vancouver	–	St. Louis				––
59	February 18	St. Louis	–	Buffalo				––
60	February 20	Florida	–	St. Louis				––
61	February 26	St. Louis	–	Chicago				––
62	February 28	Edmonton	–	St. Louis				––

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 3	St. Louis	–	Winnipeg				––
64	March 5	St. Louis	–	Colorado				––
65	March 7	St. Louis	–	Minnesota				––
66	March 10	Anaheim	–	St. Louis				––
67	March 11	NY Islanders	–	St. Louis				––
68	March 13	St. Louis	–	Los Angeles				––
69	March 15	St. Louis	–	Anaheim				––
70	March 16	St. Louis	–	San Jose				––
71	March 18	St. Louis	–	Arizona				––
72	March 21	St. Louis	–	Colorado				––
73	March 23	Vancouver	–	St. Louis				––
74	March 25	Calgary	–	St. Louis				––
75	March 27	Arizona	–	St. Louis				––
76	March 29	St. Louis	–	Arizona				––
77	March 31	St. Louis	–	Colorado				––

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Nashville	–	St. Louis				––
79	April 4	Winnipeg	–	St. Louis				––
80	April 6	St. Louis	–	Florida				––
81	April 8	St. Louis	–	Carolina				––
82	April 9	Colorado	–	St. Louis				––

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

As of November 1, 2016

Regular Season^[8]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko	10	4	5	9	−1	0
Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny	10	3	4	7	−4	12
Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen	10	2	5	7	−2	4
Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk	10	3	3	6	−4	6
Perron, DavidDavid Perron	10	3	1	4	−2	2
Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov	10	2	2	4	1	6
Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund	10	1	3	4	1	6
Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo	10	1	3	4	−2	4
Parayko, ColtonColton Parayko	10	0	3	3	−2	8
Fabbri, RobbyRobby Fabbri	10	0	3	3	−5	6
Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall	7	1	1	2	−3	4
Schwartz, JadenJaden Schwartz	6	1	1	2	0	2
Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester	10	0	1	1	−1	4
Edmundson, JoelJoel Edmundson	10	0	1	1	−1	6
Jaskin, DmitrijDmitrij Jaskin	8	0	1	1	1	2
Lehtera, JoriJori Lehtera	6	0	1	1	1	4
Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi	3	1	0	1	0	0
Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves	10	0	0	0	−3	0
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	9	0	0	0	−2	8
Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson	6	0	0	0	−1	0
Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo	4	0	0	0	1	2
Rattie, TyTy Rattie	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

As of November 1, 2016^[9]

Regular Season^[10]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Allen, JakeJake Allen	8	8	459	4	2	2	17	2.22	189	.910	1	0	0	0
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	3	2	147	1	1	0	6	2.47	73	.918	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.

Roster

Updated on November 19, 2016.^[11]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
34	Canada !	Allen, JakeJake Allen	1.0 !G	L	26	2008	Fredericton, New Brunswick
21	Sweden !	Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund	4.0 !C	L	28	2006	Västerås, Sweden
41	Canada !	Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo	2.0 !D	R	27	2015	Thunder Bay, Ontario
19	Canada !	Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester	2.0 !D	L	33	2013	Edmonton, Alberta
28	Canada !	Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	4.0 !C	R	32	2015	St. Paul, Alberta
6	Canada !	Edmundson, JoelJoel Edmundson	2.0 !D	L	23	2011	Brandon, Manitoba
15	Canada !	Fabbri, RobbyRobby Fabbri	4.0 !C	L	20	2014	Mississauga, Ontario
4	Sweden !	Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson	2.0 !D	L	30	2014	Örebro, Sweden
40	Canada !	Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	1.0 !G	L	30	2016	Thunder Bay, Ontario
23	Czech !	Jaskin, DmitrijDmitrij Jaskin	7.0 !RW	L	23	2011	Omsk, Russia
12	Finland !	Lehtera, JoriJori Lehtera	4.0 !C	L	28	2008	Lempäälä, Finland
48	Finland !	Lindbohm, PetteriPetteri Lindbohm	2.0 !D	L	23	2012	Helsinki, Finland
55	Canada !	Parayko, ColtonColton Parayko	2.0 !D	R	23	2012	St. Albert, Alberta
57	Canada !	Perron, DavidDavid Perron	6.0 !LW	R	28	2016	Sherbrooke, Quebec
27	Canada !	Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo (C)	2.0 !D	R	26	2008	King City, Ontario
18	Canada !	Rattie, TyTy Rattie	7.0 !RW	R	23	2011	Calgary, Alberta
75	Canada !	Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves	7.0 !RW	R	29	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17	Canada !	Schwartz, JadenJaden Schwartz	6.0 !LW	L	24	2010	Melfort, Saskatchewan
22	United States !	Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk (A)	2.0 !D	R	27	2011	Greenwich, Connecticut
26	United States !	Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny (A)	4.0 !C	L	30	2014	Quebec City, Quebec
20	Sweden !	Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen (A)	6.0 !LW	L	32	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba
91	Russia !	Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko (A)	7.0 !RW	L	24	2010	Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
10	Canada !	Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall	7.0 !RW	L	33	2015	Fort McMurray, Alberta
64	Russia !	Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov	7.0 !RW	L	23	2016	Nizhnekamsk, Russia

Detailed records

**Western Conference**
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	5	2
Colorado Avalanche	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Dallas Stars	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Minnesota Wild	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
Nashville Predators	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Winnipeg Jets	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Total	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	4
Pacific Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Arizona Coyotes	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Calgary Flames	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Edmonton Oilers	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Kings	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
San Jose Sharks	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Vancouver Canucks	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Total	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0

**Eastern Conference**
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Buffalo Sabres	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Detroit Red Wings	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Florida Panthers	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Montreal Canadiens	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Ottawa Senators	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Total	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Columbus Blue Jackets	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
New Jersey Devils	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
New York Islanders	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
New York Rangers	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2
Philadelphia Flyers	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Washington Capitals	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0	0	0	0
Total	1–0–0	0–0–0	1–0–0	2	3	2

Transactions

The Blues has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	To Calgary Flames Brian Elliott (G)	To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2016 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018	^[12]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016	To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016	^[13]
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2017	To St. Louis Blues FLA's 5th-round pick in 2016	^[14]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	To Buffalo Sabres Anders Nilsson (G)	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2017	^[15]
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)	To Edmonton Oilers Zach Pochiro (F) Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017	To St. Louis Blues Nail Yakupov (F)	^[16]
November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Danny Kristo (RW)	To St. Louis Blues Reid McNeill (D)	^[17]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Carter Hutton (G)	Nashville Predators	2 years, $2.25 mil.	^[18]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	David Perron (LW)	Anaheim Ducks	2 years, $7.5 mil.	^[19]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Brad Hunt (D)	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $600,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Andrew Agozzino (LW)	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $600,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Wade Megan (C)	Portland Pirates	1 year, $575,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Morgan Ellis (D)	St. John's IceCaps	1 year, $575,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Alex Friesen (C)	Utica Comets	1 year, $575,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Kenny Agostino (LW)	Stockton Heat	1 year, $625,000	^[20]
July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09)	Landon Ferraro (C)	Boston Bruins	1 year, $700,000	^[21]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	David Backes (C)	Boston Bruins	5 years, $30 mil.	^[22]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Troy Brouwer (RW)	Calgary Flames	4 years, $18 mil.	^[23]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Steve Ott (C)	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $800,000	^[24]

Lost via waivers

Player	New Team	Date Acquired	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)	Dmitrij Jaskin (RW)	2 years, $2 million	^[25]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)	Scottie Upshall (RW)	1 year, $900,000	^[26]
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)	Kyle Brodziak (C)	2 years, $1.9 mil.	^[27]
June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)	Jordan Caron (RW)	1 year, $575,000	^[28]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Jake Allen (G)	4 years, $17.4 mil.	^[29]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Chris Butler (D)	1 year, $600,000	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Conner Bleackley (C)	3 years, entry-level contract	^[20]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02)	Jacob Doty (C)	1 year, $575,000	^[20]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)	Magnus Paajarvi (LW)	1 year, $700,000	^[30]
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)	Ty Rattie (RW)	1 year, $650,000	^[31]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Jordan Binnington (G)	1 year, $600,000	^[32]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Pheonix Copley (G)	1 year, $708,750	^[33]
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)	Jaden Schwartz (LW)	5 years, $26.75 mil.	^[34]
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)	Jordan Kyrou (F)	3 years, $2.775 mil. entry-level contract	^[35]
August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)	Danny Kristo (F)	1 year, $575,000	^[36]
September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)	Alexander Steen (F)	4 years, $23 million contract extension	^[37]

Draft picks

Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.^[38]

Round	Pick	Player, Age	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)	Ref.
1	26	Tage Thompson, 18	C	United States	University of Connecticut Huskies (Hockey East)	^[39]^[40]
2	35^[a]	Jordan Kyrou, 18	RW	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	^[41]
2	59	Evan Fitzpatrick, 18	G	Canada	Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)	^[42]
4	119	Tanner Kaspick, 18	C	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	^[43]
5	125^[b]	Nolan Stevens, 19	C	Canada	Northeastern University (Hockey East)	^[44]
5	144^[c]	Conner Bleackley, 20	C	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	^[45]
7	209	Nikolaj Krag Christensen, 17	LW / C	Denmark	Rodovre (Metal Ligaen)	^[46]
7	211^[d]	Filip Helt, 18	LW	Czech Republic	Litvinov Jr., (CZREP-JR)	^[47]

"NHL Draft Picks Tracker: First-round analysis from First Niagara Center in Buffalo"

26. St. Louis Blues (from Washington Capitals) - Tage Thompson, C, Connecticut (H-EAST) NHL Central Scouting final North American ranking: 20

2015-16: 36 games, 14-18-32

"A right-handed power forward, Thompson began the season on the fourth line but soon was playing top line minutes. He has a great shot and led the NCAA with 13 power-play goals. Thompson (6-5, 195) is tough to knock off the puck, and good at protecting it and taking it to the net.

NHL.com quick hit: The Blues needed a big, strong center and Thompson, at 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, has a giant frame that can get even bigger. With David Backes' future in St. Louis uncertain and Paul Stastny turning 31 next season, the time was right for the Blues to start to search for a future No. 1 center."^[48]

Draft notes^[49]

The Washington Capitals’ first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington’s third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington, in exchange for this pick.^[50]
The St. Louis Blues’ first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for Washington’s third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall), and this pick.^[50]
^a The Calgary Flames’ second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Brian Elliott to Calgary, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018, and this pick.^[51]
The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall), and this pick.^[50]

St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T.J. Oshie to Washington, in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley, and this pick.^[52]

The St. Louis Blues’ third-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014 that sent Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round pick in 2015, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[53] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Miller does not re-sign with St. Louis for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014 when Miller signed with Vancouver.^[54]
^b The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on November 15, 2014 that sent Jordan Leopold to Columbus, in exchange for this pick.^[55]
The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Anders Nilsson to St. Louis, in exchange for Niklas Lundstrom, and this pick.^[56]
^c The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks (then to the St. Louis Blues), as the result of a trade on March 2, 2014 that sent Brandon Pirri to Florida, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.^[57]
The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015 that sent Olli Jokinen to St. Louis, in exchange for Joakim Lindstrom, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[58] The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals^[58] – was converted on April 26, 2015.^[59]
^d The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Ian Cole to Pittsburgh, in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo, and this pick.^[60]

References

↑ "2016–2017 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ "Blues Add Yeo, Wilson to Coaching Staff". NHL.com. June 13, 2016.
↑ "Armstrong Ready for Free Agency". NHL.com. June 29, 2016.
↑ "Thomas Added as Assistant Coach". NHL.com. June 30, 2016.
↑ "Blues Announce Preseason Schedule - St Louis Blues - News". St. Louis Blues. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
↑ "2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - St Louis Blues - Schedule". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
↑ "2015–2016 – Regular Season – St. Louis Blues – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "Stats". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
↑ "2015–2016 – Regular Season – St. Louis Blues – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "Blues Roster". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
↑ "Blues Trade Elliott to Calgary Flames". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
↑ "Blues Take NCAA Player In First Round". June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
↑ "Blackhawks select nine players at 2016 NHL Draft". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
↑ "Blues Acquire Draft Pick for Nilsson". July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
↑ "Blues Acquire
Nail Yakupov". October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
↑ "Penguins Acquire Kristo From Blues". November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Blues Sign Free Agent Goalie Hutton". nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
↑ "Perron Signs Two-Year Deal with Blues". nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Blues Add Depth, Agree to Terms with 9 Players". NHL.com. July 2, 2016.
↑ "Blues Agree to Deal with Ferraro". NHL.com. July 9, 2016.
↑ "Backes Writes Farewell Note to St. Louis". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
↑ "Flames sign Troy Brouwer to multi-year contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
↑ "Detroit agrees to terms with Steve Ott". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
↑ "Blues Sign Jaskin to Two-Year Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
↑ "Blues Agree to One-Year Deal with Upshall". NHL.com. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
↑ "Brodziak Agrees to 2-Year Deal with Blues". NHL.com. June 27, 2016.
↑ "Caron Agrees to One-Year Deal with Blues". NHL.com. June 29, 2016.
↑ "Allen Signs 4-Year Contract Extension". NHL.com. July 1, 2016.
↑ "Paajarvi Agrees to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 5, 2016.
↑ "Rattie Agrees to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 13, 2016.
↑ "Binnington Agrees to Deal with Blues". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
↑ "Copley Signs One-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
↑ "Blues, Schwartz Agree to 5-Year Deal". NHL.com. July 15, 2016.
↑ "Kyrou Agrees to 3-Year Entry-Level Deal". NHL.com. July 27, 2016.
↑ "Blues Sign Kristo to One-Year Two-Way Deal". NHL.com. August 2, 2016.
↑ "Steen Signs 4-Year Extension". NHL.com. September 23, 2016.
↑ "St. Louis Blues - Draft Buffalo 2016 (June 24 & 25)". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Tage Thompson". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
↑ "Blues Select Thompson in First Round". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
↑ "Jordan Kyrou". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Evan Fitzpatrick". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Tanner Kaspick". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Nolan Stevens". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Conner Bleackley". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Nikolaj Christensen". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "Filip Helt". NHL.com. June 25, 2016.
↑ "NHL Draft Picks Tracker". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
↑ "2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
1 2 3 "Blues Take NCAA Player In First Round". June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
↑ "Blues Trade Elliott to Calgary Flames". NHL.com. June 24, 2016.
↑ "T.J. Oshie traded to Capitals; Blues get Brouwer". July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
↑ "Miller, Ott traded to Blues by Sabres for Halak, Stewart". February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
↑ "Canucks sign Ryan Miller to three-year contract". July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
↑ "Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Leopold from Blues". National Hockey League. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
↑ "Oilers deal Nilsson to St. Louis for goalie and draft pick". February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
↑ "Panthers acquire Pirri in trade with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
1 2 "Leafs' Jokinen to Blues for Lindstrom, pick". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
↑ "Hitchcock, Blues exit playoffs early again". April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
↑ "Penguins trade Bortuzzo to Blues for Cole". March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

St. Louis Blues

Founded in 1967 Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 expansion Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner(s) SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC (Tom Stillman, chairman) General manager Doug Armstrong Head coach Ken Hitchcock Team captain Alex Pietrangelo Current roster

Arenas	St. Louis Arena Scottrade Center

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks

Affiliates	AHL Chicago Wolves

General managers	Patrick Bowman Abel Catto Ehman Ball Francis Caron Keenan Caron Pleau Armstrong

Head coaches	Patrick Bowman Arbour Bowman Abel McCreary, Sr. Arbour Talbot Angotti Patrick Young Patrick Boivin Francis Boivin Plager Berenson Francis Plager Demers Martin Sutter Plager Berry Keenan Roberts Quenneville Kitchen Murray Payne Hitchcock

Media	TV FS Midwest Radio KMOX Newsradio (1120 AM)

Culture and lore	The Monday Night Miracle Louie the Bear Saint Louis Blues (song) "When the Blues Go Marching In" Dan Kelly 2017 NHL Winter Classic

St. Louis Blues seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 NHL season

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets

Atlantic	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan	Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals

See also	Draft Heritage Classic Centennial Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.