PTO: [STL] Blues sign Mike Hoffman to PTO (signed)

[Seachd]

According to the Blues.

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[TheGoldenGod]

Blues sign Hoffman to professional tryout

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the Blues have signed forward Mike Hoffman to a professional tryout contract (PTO).
Hoffman will join Blues for Training Camp beginning Jan. 3 at Centene Community Ice Center.
Hoffman, 30, spent the past three seasons in Florida and scored 29 goals to lead the Panthers in goals during the 2019-20 season. He added 30 assists for 59 points in 69 games.
Hoffman has scored 20 or more goals in six consecutive seasons and recorded 50 or more points in five straight seasons. Hoffman has played 493 NHL games, scoring 172 goals and 187 assists (359 points). He was originally drafted by Ottawa in the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Draft.
A training camp PTO allows the player to participate in all training camp activities but does not create any exclusive rights of negotiation. Hoffman will remain able to sign a contract with any NHL team while the PTO is effective. The PTO expires at the end of training camp

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Guessing this is just to get him into camp until they can officially sign him when the season starts and they can LTIR some guys.

 

[llamateizer]

I'm lost. How couldn't he land a contract after getting 59 pts in 69 games

 

[Mike Liut]

Meh, he doesn’t fit their style. But whatever. I’ll have an open mind

 

[LRS87]

I'm lost. How couldn't he land a contract after getting 59 pts in 69 games

Wants money, teams don’t have money.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

definitely gonna be some cap gymnastics involved for sure unfortunately

 

[Vitto79]

Say what now ? So who’s getting moved ?

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Guessing this is just to get him into camp until they can officially sign him when the season starts and they can LTIR some guys.

Yup.

 

[JT Kreider]

Say what now ? So who’s getting moved ?

Steen's cap hit to the LTIR once the season starts

 

[super6646]

They must have some deal in place. This makes no sense otherwise.

 

[Vektor]

Meh, he doesn’t fit their style. But whatever. I’ll have an open mind

Not every player needs to fit the style exactly. Blues have plenty of two way forwards but they don't have a goal scorer to replace Tarasenko. Now they do.

 

[Dr Robot]

Steen is done so hes LTIR all season. Tarasenko is out for most of the season. If tarasenko is out all season this is easy peasy, if not then it will be a little bit of work.

 

[Mike Liut]

Not every player needs to fit the style exactly. Blues have plenty of two way forwards but they don't have a goal scorer to replace Tarasenko. Now they do.

If he can help, I’m down.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It sounds like he simply wants to play somewhere while he waits for a real contract.

Baffling that no team has found the space yet however.

 

[Langdon Alger]

St.Louis seemed like a good fit to me for Hoffman. Just don’t expect him to backcheck.

 

[BlueDream]

It sounds like he simply wants to play somewhere while he waits for a real contract.

Baffling that no team has found the space yet however.

He wants to play in St. Louis. He’s gonna make the team and get signed.

 

[Jee]

There's no way he got no offer on Free Agency Day right??!! He must be pissed haha

 

[qwerty]

How long is Tarasenko expected to be out? If it’s for the full year, I wonder if Hoffman gets a 1 year deal for big $$$.

 

[Mike Liut]

Blues just have to wait to clear LTIR money. Just a formality. He’s a Blue for sure

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Seemed obvious he was incoming to the Blues, but didn't think it'd be a PTO

 

[L4br3cqu3]

It sounds like he simply wants to play somewhere while he waits for a real contract.

Baffling that no team has found the space yet however.

Cap situation doesn't help, otherwise he'd have been signed to a nice contract for a while now.

 

[Mike Liut]

I’m guessing a 1yr 6 mill deal

 

[Taytro]

This Hoffman saga makes me really question if there's more to all that drama from a couple years ago.

He must have rubbed a few people the wrong way if he hasn't been able to find a deal considering how great of a hockey player he is.

 

[Mike Liut]

Steen retiring paved the way for this deal.