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And my point is that what you're saying isn't aligned with the current or future cap situation of the team.
It is entirely possible that the Blues can keep Parayko, Pietrangelo, Schwartz, and Binnington. Even after you decided to move the goalposts, it's still entirely possible to keep those players along with Dunn, Thomas and Kyrou. Why? Because of all the contracts that expire between now and when those players will need substantial increases. At this moment, after next season, the Blues will have $47,300,000 in cap hit tied up between O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Schenn, Perron, Sundqvist, Blais, MacEachern, Parayko, Faulk, Scandella, and Bortuzzo. Assuming the cap stays level, that leaves $34,200,000 for all of the players you mentioned plus the likes of Sanford and Barbeshev. It's not terribly difficult to find a number that works for everyone, especially when Thomas, Kyrou, and Dunn don't have any leverage at this point in their careers to demand a huge contract.
All of this is ignoring the looming expansion draft scheduled to take place after next season as well. If there is a contract the Blues don't particularly like, then there is a pretty simple solution right there to help them out.
Maybe this requires better clarity of language. If you mean that there is no chance the Blues can keep every player currently on the team into the future, then you are indeed correct. But if you mean that the is no chance the Blues can keep Schwartz, Pietrangelo, Parayko, Dunn, Thomas, Kyrou, and Binnington, along with players like O'Reilly, Tarasenko and Schenn then you are simply incorrect.
I hope you’re right. I’d rather you be right than me