Brayden Schenn brings the intangibles that might net the St. Louis Blues an excellent return
Tyler Kuehl of Each day Faceoff: Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton were talking in regards to the St. Louis Blues and 34-year-old center Brayden Schenn. He’s got a few years left at a $6.5 million cap hit, and the Blues would get a pleasant return for him in the event that they resolve to maneuver him.
Yaremchuk thinks the Vegas Golden Knights can be certainly one of the teams interested. Hutton agrees with the Golden Knights, who adds that Schenn likely isn’t going to be a top-six center on a contending team, but would are available in and really improve a 3rd line.
“And what have we seen yr after yr with NHL teams? Your third line form of wins or loses you the Stanley Cup.
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I’ve heard many GMs discuss this, about like just adding around the perimeters. Brayden Schenn could possibly be that piece that you simply add to the sting that he is available in, and he’s going to fight. He’s going to do whatever it takes to assist your team win. I believe there may be value there outside of just point production.”
The Utah Mammoth and Nick Schmaltz will take care of contract stuff later
The Fourth Period: 29-year-old Nick Schmaltz is a pending UFA in the ultimate yr of a seven-year, $40.95 million deal. There have been rumors within the offseason that they were exploring a trade.
Utah Mammoth GM Bill Armstrong said last week that the edges won’t be talking extension after they’re battling for a playoff spot.
“I just said, ‘hey, listen, let’s worry about getting the team into the playoffs, and we’ll take care of the opposite stuff when it comes time.’ And he’s been great about that; he’s really been focused on attempting to get this team into the playoffs.”
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The Mammoth will likely be trying to add leading as much as the trade deadline, and so they’ll have $13 million in salary cap space to work with.
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