With summer coming to an end, the defending Stanley Cup Champions look to add more hardware to their trophy case this year after a cinderella story last year.

1. Will the Blues make it to the playoffs this year?

2. Will Tarasenko surpass 40 goals?

3. Is Binnington the real deal?

4. Who will be the Blues MVP this season?

5. What do the Blues need to improve?

6. How long before the cap catches up with the Blues and they need to dump players?

7. Best contract?

8. Worst contract?

9. Will the Blues be trading away any key players before this years TDL?

1. Will the Blues make it to the playoffs this year? definitely

2. Will Tarasenko surpass 40 goals? doubt it

3. Is Binnington the real deal? Hope so, but I'm not sold yet

4. Who will be the Blues MVP this season? O'Reilly

5. What do the Blues need to improve? power play

6. How long before the cap catches up with the Blues and they need to dump players? Maybe next year with Petro, Dunn & Schenn all FA, but Armstrong has been known to pull rabbits outta his hat in recent years

7. Best contract? O'Reilly

8. Worst contract? Probably Steen only cause we could do a lot better with his cap hit, but he's still an important piece on the team. It would be nice to see Allen with a $2M paycut

9. Will the Blues be trading away any key players before this years TDL? I doubt it