Blues Offseason 2019-20 v2

I think Schenn wants to stay now that we are in the Stanley Cup Final.

Yes, but is there space for him? Thomas and O’Reilly are gonna be the top 2 centers for the foreseeable future and I’m not sure if I’d pay the money for a 30 year old winger who has only broken 60 points just once.

This is interesting, but I’d say your way high on Edmundson. If he demands that much money, I’d trade him and find another defenseman who brings what he does.

This is it...Schenn wants to be (and get paid like) a center. Blues have 6 centers as is. It's certainly not an urgent need to clear space, but if you can pick up good value and clear up some cap for a guy like Skinner, it's a win.

Agree it seems high on Edmundson, but it's a reasonable bet. Before this season, no brainer he would have been worth every cent of this contract and then some. This is a league in which guys like Marco Scandella, Erik Gudbranson, etc get $4MM deals. The EW contract prediction tool has him at 6 yr/$4.7MM and to this point it has been undervaluing players. I think it's too high on Edmundson but not by much.

Overall could end up being a massive bargain, and if not it's not the kind of deal that's unmovable. Really it just comes down to the question of whether you see Edmundson as part of the core defense moving forward or not? Lock him in now and extend Pietrangelo, and you have your top 4 set for years to come.