Cooley and Defensive Moves

Équipe: 2023-24 Blues de St-Louis

Date de création initiale: 21 mai 2023

Publié: 22 mai 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

During the 2023-24 Season:
- Blues can trade Vrana at the TDL and acquire some draft capital depending on how well he is performing. I think the Blues could get a solid return from a contender for Vrana (as I don’t think Vrana really fits in the future plan of the Blues).
- Once Vrana is traded, I’d bring up Zach Bolduc to play on a line with Thomas and Kyrou.

2024 Off-season:
- Blues extend Buchnevich a 5 year extension worth in the ballpark of $7.5-8MM AAV.
- Blues also sign Cooley and Snuggerud to 3 year ELC deals ($950k AAV each).
- Blues extend Blais for a 4 year deal worth somewhere in the $1.5-2.25MM AAV range.

2024-25 Roster and Future Outlook
Bolduc (2R) -- Thomas (7U) -- Kyrou (7U)
Buch (1U+5U) -- Cooley (3R) -- Snuggerud (3R)
Saad (2U) -- Schenn (4U) -- Blais (4U)
Toropchenko (1R) -- Dean (2R) -- ???
Ferraro (2U) -- Parayko (6U)
Perunovich (1R) -- Faulk (3U)
??? - ???
Binnington (3U)
Hofer (1R)

Forwards Under Contract: 11 - $39,915,833 total spending
Defense Under Contract: 4 - $17,250,000 total spending
Goalies Under Contract: 2 - $6,775,000 total spending
Miscellaneous Spending: $2,500,000 in retained salaries

$66,440,833 cap hit for 2024-25 with 17/23 roster spots filled
$65,865,833 cap hit for 2025-26 projection with 14/23 roster spots filled

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