BIG trades bringing in Oreilly and stone

Highly doubt Blues trade ROR

The Blues won’t trade their point a game defensive center who’s carrying to the playoffs on his back.

Retained salary or buyouts are fast becoming rare.

Even with that, this dream roster is $2 million over the cap.

Calgary could do one big move before the playoffs, but will Treliving dare jeopardize resigning his young stars?
This roster is why playoff rentals are a thing, lower price and lower cap and doesn't ruin signing current players.

I think STL, DAL, and PHI are close together in terms of GM strategy. Great teams on paper that fall far short. Fired coaches but holding off further changes depending on if they can get into the playoffs.
PHI is out of the playoff race because of key goalie injuries.
STL and DAL are precariously close to switching to a retool/rebuild mindset, where they give up on the current roster and make trades that sacrifice the present for future success.

I remember when ROR's contract was ridiculous. It is excellent value now, but he is easily traded because of age. All players peak and then decline with age. There's little point in keeping ROR if they aren't making the playoffs with him.

If the Blues were to actually consider trading ROR (which I highly doubt would happen), they are not going to send him to Calgary for that package. There are a lot of other teams that can provide a much better return that what this trade offers the Blues in return for their best player.