Bye bye HOFFMAN

So why does Vegas make that trade? Oh, to havea 4 year cap hit of Ryan and lose good prospects.

Blues probably didn't want to put Kyrou in the deal BEFORE all of this off-ice garbage. I'm thinking Hoff's value would be something like the 29th overall pick + Blais/Foley/Barbashev, and given the Blues' own problems with togetherness in the room / playing for each other, I doubt there is much interest left in Hoffman. Such a shame that this all came out. He was probably our best offseason target. TBH I'd still take him and hope that he can overcome, but this drama is going to not only affect his trade value, but probably going to affect his game.

I think a second and third round pick is enough after all this, but I read an article about how getting him if you’re the blues just isn’t worth it bc Pietrangelo went through something similar

That "Karlsson, E." guy might have somewhat of an impact... But I forgot, you don't really believe in the ability of a good team to extend a potential UFA .

Very true, although it seems like this chick's obsession with Melinda Karlsson is a one-off - I doubt she just hates people for miscarrying - but it's definitely a big enough red flag to steer clear and find another player. My focus would be on Jeff Skinner if I'm Doug Armstrong. The cost being a good prospect and a 1st - that's what we'd have to pay for Hoff originally.