ideal deadline

That Barby offer isn;t even in the running.

What’s his value to you? Realistically

A 23 2nd or equivalent prospect. But he could get a little something extra because I'd imagine loads of teams are calling about him right now. He does a lot of jobs for a low cap hit, and is still young enough to want to extend. In fact, I would not be shocked if the Blues dealt him, and then re-signed him as a UFA. Or just extended him themselves.

So the pick is right just need it this year and drop Kravs. Fair enough

What do you think his next contract will look like

Hard to say. I think his career outlier shooting woes came at a bad time, but despite that he's played pretty well this season. No one among the forwards except maybe Acciari has played the system the right way and maintained intensity every game at his level this season. He surely gets above 3M, maybe even closer to 4M. If the Blues could get him for 4x3.5 I'd be happy