Rumor: Hearing the Blues big names are on the block, "everything is open, even Vladimir Tarasenko"

[Taluss]

I don’t understand why they are doing with. The players they have are a contending playoff team. Retool... not rebuild

 

[Blanick]

Ok just to add a little context, this is what Rutherford (Blues beat writer) put on his twitter.



Listening mode is a vague term but reading the article tells me that nobody is technically off the table but some of the bigger names are very unlikely to be moved without a huge return.

 

[BringJordanHome]

What would it take for the Oilers to bring Maroon back?

 

[Nylanderthal]

Here come the offers of scraps for the likes of Tarasenko and Pietrangelo.

Kinda like the EK trade, the McD trade and ROR? Hf and the hyperbole is quite silly. Teams don’t give up premium assets to teams cutting bait.

 

[bleedblue1223]

What would it take for the Oilers to bring Maroon back?

An ipad so he can facetime with his kid?

 

[ffh]

cheap motivation ploy. everybody is always available. like doug maclean always says that he told his players I am not shopping you but if someone blows my sox off I will drive you to the airport.

 

[Gurglesons]

What would it take for the Oilers to bring Maroon back?

Judging by St Louis fans opinions. Future considerations lol.

 

[flamesforcup]

Their team has too much talent to rebuild. They just need to take a high pick this year get a new goalie and they can easily be a contender again next year.

 

[Ahoy there]

Tarasenko to Carolina would make sense.

preach my brotha, preach!

 

[bleedgreen]

RoR and Tarasenko make the most sense for the Canes, but I doubt they really trade RoR and also doubt the Canes have enough to get Tarasenko.

I’ve heard they’re disappointed in him anyways, would he change anything for the Canes?

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I'd pay a lot to get tank in Carolina. Top picks include our 1st, 2nd, Buffalo's 2nd. Don't know what prospects they'd be looking for but I wouldn't leave anyone off the list.

 

[QJL]

NYR 2019 1st + NYR 2020 2nd + Lias Andersson + Jimmy Vesey + Alexander Georgiev

for

Vladimir Taransenko

 

[Blanick]

What would it take for the Oilers to bring Maroon back?

Realistically a mid to late round pick would easily get the job done. He has been a dud in St. Louis and has become a target for Blues fans, some of it justified and some of it exaggerated. With the way he has played though I highly doubt there is interest in re signing him after this year so if any team out that has any interest whatsoever I would move him.

 

[BatVader]

Whats the price on Parayko?

Curious what a Trouba for Parayko deal would look like?

 

[Mike Jones]

Are the Blues that bad that they have to scorch things like Lebrun suggests?

 

[McShogun99]

Edmonton offers a 2019 1st, 2019 5th, Yamamoto, Caggiula and Spooner for Pietrangelo and Maroon.

 

[CupInSIX]

Forever more proof that you need elite players to succeed in today's NHL

So you're saying they should keep elite players like Tarasenko and Pietrangelo and build around them? With a couple more elite players?

 

[Blanick]

NYR 2019 1st + NYR 2020 2nd + Lias Andersson + Jimmy Vesey + Alexander Georgiev

for

Vladimir Taransenko

For a "future's package" this is actually not bad value.

 

[Legend123]

They cant rebuild without a first next season (this season's pick will likely be protected as a top 10 pick). Make a quick retool by selling off less important players aka not Tarasenko

 

[BondraTime]

From "NHL's Winners of Summer" to this in just over 5 months. Well, at least us Blues fans will all have that banner raising we'll remember and cherish forever.

In all seriousness, if we're at this point Doug Armstrong needs to be fired. He created this mess, it makes zero sense to let him be the guy to try and fix it.

Tell that to the Sens, they are doing exactly what you are describing

 

[Dumpster Flyers]

Forever more proof that you need elite players to succeed in today's NHL

Enlightening.

 

[Intact]

No way they trade Tarasenko, or at least I'm not creative enough to think of a deal that would work. The perception around the league I believe is that the Blues need game-breaking talent, trading Tarasenko is obviously not how you solve that. Pietrangelo if he won't resign would be on the table I presume, but if he will re-sign there is almost no way they trade him. Their GM is way too smart to sell low on him given the Blues current predicament and his contract expiring.

Parayko is an interesting piece ala some sort of Seth Jones - Ryan Johansen swap. Do the stars align out there with a team with a perfect match, or a team thats stupid enough to overpay with a superstar forward for an RHD (lets not name any names here). Other than that, I see lots of potential quantity for quality deals that Armstrong will try to put together like he did for ROR. Some buy low candidates like last years Kane, O'Reilly, Skinner, Karlsson etc that he think can resign maybe

 

[AJ Thelen]

Their team has too much talent to rebuild. They just need to take a high pick this year get a new goalie and they can easily be a contender again next year.

Who is that new goalie?

 

[Mighty Makar]

I definitely thought the Blues would be a playoff team and make some noise. What the heck is going on there? What would it cost the Avs to get O’Reilly?

 

[CupInSIX]

Tell that to the Sens, they are doing exactly what you are describing

worked for Bergevin so far