Is he even worth that given what has happened in the past 72 hours lmao.

Honestly, I think st Louis fans are gonna be really upset at the return on Tarasenko. It could be less than this IMO.
He's 30 on a 1-year deal and it basically sounds like he's not resigning in St Louis either way.
The fact that he had a great year last year only does so much for his value

I just mean because of DeBrincat lol

The Blues don't need to trade Tarasenko. It's that simple.

We're looking to win now. There's absolutely no reason to take a massive downgrade to a 45 point winger for the sake of getting a second rounder.

That's completely fair. But be ready to lose him next year for nothing and have nothing to show for it. You still have a net gain in cap space in this proposed trade and will be able to upgrade other parts of the roster and your top 9 even without Tarasenko might still be top 5 in the league imo.