Blues reportedly considering moving a top-four defenceman by March 3rd
The St. Louis Blues have already made one big splash ahead of this year's trade deadline by moving Vladimir Tarasenko, as well as defenceman Niko Mikkola, to the New York Rangers. Now, they appear to be considering trading another defenceman.
During Thursday's edition of Insider Trading, TSN's Darren Dreger said that it's possible that the St. Louis Blues move a defenceman before the trade deadline on Friday, March 3rd and that Colton Parayko is drawing the most interest among those on the blueline.
He added, "We highlight Colton Parayko, not just because he's a right shot [defenceman], but primarily because of [his contract] (7 X $6.5M) and also because he's drawing the most interest among those defencemen. It's a good group: Justin Faulk, Torey Krug, Leddy. All of those [players] have no trade clauses, so it is a little bit complicated, but it's also very possible St. Louis moves a defenceman."
As Dreger mentions, all four of St. Louis' defenceman highlighted above have no-trade clauses' and it may make any potential move difficult. Faulk, Krug and Parayko all have a cap hit of $6.5 million, while Nick Leddy has an AAV of $4 million.
St. Louis is certainly going to be an interesting team to watch over the next couple of weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Of the four defenceman mentioned by Darren Dreger, who do you think is the most likely to be dealt? Have your say in the poll below.
Source: Darren Dreger - Insider Trading
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 16 | 373 ANSWERS Blues reportedly considering moving a top-four defenceman by March 3rd Who is the most likely to be traded before March 3rd? | ||
| Justin Faulk | 41 | 11 % |
| Torey Krug | 86 | 23.1 % |
| Nick Leddy | 55 | 14.7 % |
| Colton Parayko | 191 | 51.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||