2016–17 St. Louis Blues season

2016–17 St. Louis Blues
Division	TBD Central
Conference	TBD Western
2016–17 record	14–7–4 (32 pts.)
Home record	11–1–3
Road record	3–6–1
Goals for	69
Goals against	70
Team information
General Manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Alex Pietrangelo
Alternate captains	Kevin Shattenkirk Paul Stastny Alexander Steen Vladimir Tarasenko
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	18,255 (95.3%) [1] (14 gms)
Minor league affiliations	Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Vladimir Tarasenko (13)
Assists	Vladimir Tarasenko (14)
Points	Vladimir Tarasenko (27)
Penalties in minutes	Alexander Steen (27)
Plus/minus	Robert Bortuzzo (+6)
Wins	Jake Allen (12)
Goals against average	Jake Allen (2.47)
<2015–16   The 2016–17 St. Louis Blues season is the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] Off-season After associate coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Kirk Muller decided to leave for other opportunities in late May 2016, Mike Yeo was announced on June 13, 2016, to replace coach Ken Hitchcock after his last year starting in the 2017–18 season. Yeo joins the Blues as associate coach, while Rick Wilson will join the staff as an assistant coach. Ray Bennett (assistant coach), Jim Corsi (goalie coach) and Sean Ferrell (video coach) will also return. Yeo spent the majority of the last five seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild, leading the club to a 173-132-44 record, including a 46-28-8 mark in 2014-15, which was the second-best mark in Wild history. Yeo also guided Minnesota to three post-season appearances, including back-to-back trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.[3] GM Doug Armstrong is ready for the July 1 (11am CT) start of 10 unrestricted free agents, plus 10 restricted free agents, as long as he can fit them under the NHL/NHLPA-imposed $73 mil. salary cap for the 2016-17 season. Two seasons ago, the NHL introduced a free agency interview period that allows general managers to reach out to pending unrestricted free agents around the League to express their interest. That interview period began June 25. The Blues have already signed restricted free agent Dmitrij Jaskin, and unrestricted free agents Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Minor leaguer Jordan Caron was also signed.[4] Steve Thomas, 52, was added as Assistant Coach on June 30. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning.[5] Standings Divisional standings Central Division Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35 2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 −1 32 3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28 4 Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 −7 28 5 Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26 6 Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 −19 26 7 Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 −20 19 Updated to game(s) played on December 4, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Conference standings Top 3 (Central Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks 27 16 8 3 14 74 68 +6 35 2 St. Louis Blues 25 14 7 4 13 69 70 −1 32 3 Minnesota Wild 24 12 8 4 12 66 51 +15 28 Source: National Hockey League Top 3 (Pacific Division) Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 San Jose Sharks 25 15 9 1 15 60 51 +9 31 2 Edmonton Oilers 27 14 10 3 13 80 70 +10 31 3 Anaheim Ducks 26 12 9 5 12 67 67 0 29 Source: National Hockey League Western Conference Wild Card Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts 1 PA Los Angeles Kings 25 13 10 2 12 66 66 0 28 2 CE Winnipeg Jets 28 13 13 2 12 74 81 −7 28 3 PA Calgary Flames 28 13 13 2 11 71 82 −11 28 4 CE Nashville Predators 24 11 9 4 11 71 66 +5 26 5 CE Dallas Stars 26 10 10 6 10 66 85 −19 26 6 PA Vancouver Canucks 25 11 12 2 8 58 75 −17 24 7 PA Arizona Coyotes 24 8 12 4 6 57 76 −19 20 8 CE Colorado Avalanche 23 9 13 1 9 49 69 −20 19 Updated to game(s) played on December 5, 2016. Source: National Hockey League Schedule and results Pre-season 2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)[6] # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[A] September 25 Columbus 3–7 St. Louis Hutton 10,394 1–0–0 Recap 2^[A] September 25 St. Louis 5–0 Columbus Binnington 8,574 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 26 St. Louis 1–3 Dallas Hutton — 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 30 Dallas 1–4 St. Louis Allen 13,239 3–1–0 Recap 5 October 1 St. Louis 0–4 Chicago Hutton 20,831 3–2–0 Recap 6 October 3 St. Louis 1–2 Washington SO Hutton 14,829 3–2–1 Recap 7 October 5 Washington 4–2 St. Louis — — 3–3–1 Recap 8 October 8 Chicago 1–2 St. Louis Hutton 17,346 4–3–1 Recap ^A – indicates split-squad game. Regular season 2016–17 Game Log[7] October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 St. Louis 5–2 Chicago Allen 21,729 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 13 Minnesota 2–3 St. Louis Allen 19,673 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 15 NY Rangers 2–3 St. Louis Hutton 19,197 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 18 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver OT Allen 17,568 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 20 St. Louis 1–3 Edmonton Allen 18,347 3–1–1 7 Recap 6 October 22 St. Louis 6–4 Calgary Allen 18,076 4–1–1 9 Recap 7 October 25 Calgary 4–1 St. Louis Hutton 17,337 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 27 Detroit 2–1 St. Louis SO Allen 19,229 4–2–2 10 Recap 9 October 29 Los Angeles 0–1 St. Louis Allen 18,631 5–2–2 12 Recap November: 8–5–1 (Home: 7–0–1 ; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 St. Louis 0–5 NY Rangers Allen 18,006 5–3–2 12 Recap 11 November 3 St. Louis 2–6 Dallas Allen 18,532 5–4–2 12 Recap 12 November 5 Columbus 1–2 St. Louis OT Hutton 18,245 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 6 Colorado 1–5 St. Louis Allen 17,220 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 9 Chicago 2–1 St. Louis OT Allen 18,704 7–4–3 17 Recap 15 November 10 St. Louis 1–3 Nashville Hutton 17,259 7–5–3 17 Recap 16 November 12 St. Louis 4–8 Columbus Hutton 15,788 7–6–3 17 Recap 17 November 15 Buffalo 1–4 St. Louis Allen 16,884 8–6–3 19 Recap 18 November 17 San Jose 2–3 St. Louis Allen 17,618 9–6–3 21 Recap 19 November 19 Nashville 1–3 St. Louis Allen 18,922 10–6–3 23 Recap 20 November 22 St. Louis 4–2 Boston Allen 17,565 11–6–3 25 Recap 21 November 23 St. Louis 3–4 Washington Hutton 18,506 11–7–3 25 Recap 22 November 26 Minnesota 3–4 St. Louis SO Allen 19,396 12–7–3 27 Recap 23 November 28 Dallas 3–4 St. Louis OT Allen 17,169 13–7–3 29 Recap December: 1–0–1 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Tampa Bay 4–5 St. Louis Allen 17,351 14–7–3 31 Recap 25 December 3 Winnipeg 3–2 St. Louis OT Hutton 19,362 14–7–4 32 Recap 26 December 6 Montreal – St. Louis –– 27 December 8 St. Louis – NY Islanders –– 28 December 9 St. Louis – New Jersey –– 29 December 11 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 30 December 13 St. Louis – Nashville –– 31 December 15 New Jersey – St. Louis –– 32 December 17 Chicago – St. Louis –– 33 December 19 Edmonton – St. Louis –– 34 December 20 St. Louis – Dallas –– 35 December 22 St. Louis – Tampa Bay –– 36 December 28 Philadelphia – St. Louis –– 37 December 30 Nashville – St. Louis –– January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2(WC) Chicago – St. Louis –– 39 January 5 Carolina – St. Louis –– 40 January 7 Dallas – St. Louis –– 41 January 10 Boston – St. Louis –– 42 January 12 St. Louis – Los Angeles –– 43 January 14 St. Louis – San Jose –– 44 January 15 St. Louis – Anaheim –– 45 January 17 Ottawa – St. Louis –– 46 January 19 Washington – St. Louis –– 47 January 21 St. Louis – Winnipeg –– 48 January 24 St. Louis – Pittsburgh –– 49 January 26 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 50 January 31 Winnipeg – St. Louis –– February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Toronto – St. Louis –– 52 February 4 Pittsburgh – St. Louis –– 53 February 6 St. Louis – Philadelphia –– 54 February 7 St. Louis – Ottawa –– 55 February 9 St. Louis – Toronto –– 56 February 11 St. Louis – Montreal –– 57 February 15 St. Louis – Detroit –– 58 February 16 Vancouver – St. Louis –– 59 February 18 St. Louis – Buffalo –– 60 February 20 Florida – St. Louis –– 61 February 26 St. Louis – Chicago –– 62 February 28 Edmonton – St. Louis –– March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 3 St. Louis – Winnipeg –– 64 March 5 St. Louis – Colorado –– 65 March 7 St. Louis – Minnesota –– 66 March 10 Anaheim – St. Louis –– 67 March 11 NY Islanders – St. Louis –– 68 March 13 St. Louis – Los Angeles –– 69 March 15 St. Louis – Anaheim –– 70 March 16 St. Louis – San Jose –– 71 March 18 St. Louis – Arizona –– 72 March 21 St. Louis – Colorado –– 73 March 23 Vancouver – St. Louis –– 74 March 25 Calgary – St. Louis –– 75 March 27 Arizona – St. Louis –– 76 March 29 St. Louis – Arizona –– 77 March 31 St. Louis – Colorado –– April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Nashville – St. Louis –– 79 April 4 Winnipeg – St. Louis –– 80 April 6 St. Louis – Florida –– 81 April 8 St. Louis – Carolina –– 82 April 9 Colorado – St. Louis –– Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Player statistics Skaters As of November 1, 2016 Regular Season[8] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko 10 4 5 9 −1 0 Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 10 3 4 7 −4 12 Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen 10 2 5 7 −2 4 Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk 10 3 3 6 −4 6 Perron, DavidDavid Perron 10 3 1 4 −2 2 Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov 10 2 2 4 1 6 Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund 10 1 3 4 1 6 Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo 10 1 3 4 −2 4 Parayko, ColtonColton Parayko 10 0 3 3 −2 8 Fabbri, RobbyRobby Fabbri 10 0 3 3 −5 6 Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall 7 1 1 2 −3 4 Schwartz, JadenJaden Schwartz 6 1 1 2 0 2 Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester 10 0 1 1 −1 4 Edmundson, JoelJoel Edmundson 10 0 1 1 −1 6 Jaskin, DmitrijDmitrij Jaskin 8 0 1 1 1 2 Lehtera, JoriJori Lehtera 6 0 1 1 1 4 Paajarvi, MagnusMagnus Paajarvi 3 1 0 1 0 0 Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves 10 0 0 0 −3 0 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 9 0 0 0 −2 8 Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson 6 0 0 0 −1 0 Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo 4 0 0 0 1 2 Rattie, TyTy Rattie 1 0 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders As of November 1, 2016[9] Regular Season[10] Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM Allen, JakeJake Allen 8 8 459 4 2 2 17 2.22 189 .910 1 0 0 0 Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton 3 2 147 1 1 0 6 2.47 73 .918 0 0 0 0 ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only. ^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only. Roster Updated on November 19, 2016.[11] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 34 Allen, JakeJake Allen G L 26 2008 Fredericton, New Brunswick 21 Berglund, PatrikPatrik Berglund C L 28 2006 Västerås, Sweden 41 Bortuzzo, RobertRobert Bortuzzo D R 27 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario 19 Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester D L 33 2013 Edmonton, Alberta 28 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak C R 32 2015 St. Paul, Alberta 6 Edmundson, JoelJoel Edmundson D L 23 2011 Brandon, Manitoba 15 Fabbri, RobbyRobby Fabbri C L 20 2014 Mississauga, Ontario 4 Gunnarsson, CarlCarl Gunnarsson D L 30 2014 Örebro, Sweden 40 Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton G L 30 2016 Thunder Bay, Ontario 23 Jaskin, DmitrijDmitrij Jaskin RW L 23 2011 Omsk, Russia 12 Lehtera, JoriJori Lehtera C L 28 2008 Lempäälä, Finland 48 Lindbohm, PetteriPetteri Lindbohm D L 23 2012 Helsinki, Finland 55 Parayko, ColtonColton Parayko D R 23 2012 St. Albert, Alberta 57 Perron, DavidDavid Perron LW R 28 2016 Sherbrooke, Quebec 27 Pietrangelo, AlexAlex Pietrangelo (C) D R 26 2008 King City, Ontario 18 Rattie, TyTy Rattie RW R 23 2011 Calgary, Alberta 75 Reaves, RyanRyan Reaves RW R 29 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba 17 Schwartz, JadenJaden Schwartz LW L 24 2010 Melfort, Saskatchewan 22 Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk (A) D R 27 2011 Greenwich, Connecticut 26 Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny (A) C L 30 2014 Quebec City, Quebec 20 Steen, AlexanderAlexander Steen (A) LW L 32 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba 91 Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko (A) RW L 24 2010 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union 10 Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall RW L 33 2015 Fort McMurray, Alberta 64 Yakupov, NailNail Yakupov RW L 23 2016 Nizhnekamsk, Russia Detailed records Western Conference Central Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Chicago Blackhawks 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 2 5 2 Colorado Avalanche 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Dallas Stars 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Minnesota Wild 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Nashville Predators 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Winnipeg Jets 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Total 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 4 Pacific Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Anaheim Ducks 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Arizona Coyotes 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Calgary Flames 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Edmonton Oilers 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Kings 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 San Jose Sharks 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Vancouver Canucks 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Total 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Boston Bruins 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Buffalo Sabres 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Detroit Red Wings 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Florida Panthers 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Montreal Canadiens 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Ottawa Senators 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Total 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Metropolitan Division Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed Carolina Hurricanes 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 New Jersey Devils 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 New York Islanders 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 New York Rangers 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Washington Capitals 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0 0 0 Total 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2 3 2 Transactions The Blues has been involved in the following transactions: Trades Date Details Ref June 24, 2016 To Calgary Flames Brian Elliott (G) To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2016 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 [12] June 24, 2016 To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016 To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016 [13] June 25, 2016 To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2017 To St. Louis Blues FLA's 5th-round pick in 2016 [14] July 2, 2016 To Buffalo Sabres Anders Nilsson (G) To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2017 [15] October 7, 2016 To Edmonton Oilers Zach Pochiro (F) Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 To St. Louis Blues Nail Yakupov (F) [16] November 19, 2016 To Pittsburgh Penguins Danny Kristo (RW) To St. Louis Blues Reid McNeill (D) [17] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 Carter Hutton (G) Nashville Predators 2 years, $2.25 mil. [18] July 1, 2016 David Perron (LW) Anaheim Ducks 2 years, $7.5 mil. [19] July 2, 2016 Brad Hunt (D) Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $600,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Andrew Agozzino (LW) Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $600,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Wade Megan (C) Portland Pirates 1 year, $575,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Morgan Ellis (D) St. John's IceCaps 1 year, $575,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Alex Friesen (C) Utica Comets 1 year, $575,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Kenny Agostino (LW) Stockton Heat 1 year, $625,000 [20] July 9, 2016 Landon Ferraro (C) Boston Bruins 1 year, $700,000 [21] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 David Backes (C) Boston Bruins 5 years, $30 mil. [22] July 1, 2016 Troy Brouwer (RW) Calgary Flames 4 years, $18 mil. [23] July 1, 2016 Steve Ott (C) Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $800,000 [24] Lost via waivers Player New Team Date Acquired Ref Lost via retirement Date Player Ref Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 16, 2016 Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) 2 years, $2 million [25] June 22, 2016 Scottie Upshall (RW) 1 year, $900,000 [26] June 27, 2016 Kyle Brodziak (C) 2 years, $1.9 mil. [27] June 28, 2016 Jordan Caron (RW) 1 year, $575,000 [28] July 1, 2016 Jake Allen (G) 4 years, $17.4 mil. [29] July 2, 2016 Chris Butler (D) 1 year, $600,000 [20] July 2, 2016 Conner Bleackley (C) 3 years, entry-level contract [20] July 2, 2016 Jacob Doty (C) 1 year, $575,000 [20] July 5, 2016 Magnus Paajarvi (LW) 1 year, $700,000 [30] July 13, 2016 Ty Rattie (RW) 1 year, $650,000 [31] July 15, 2016 Jordan Binnington (G) 1 year, $600,000 [32] July 15, 2016 Pheonix Copley (G) 1 year, $708,750 [33] July 15, 2016 Jaden Schwartz (LW) 5 years, $26.75 mil. [34] July 27, 2016 Jordan Kyrou (F) 3 years, $2.775 mil. entry-level contract [35] August 2, 2016 Danny Kristo (F) 1 year, $575,000 [36] September 23, 2016 Alexander Steen (F) 4 years, $23 million contract extension [37] Draft picks Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.[38] Round Pick Player, Age Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) Ref. 1 26 Tage Thompson, 18 C  United States University of Connecticut Huskies (Hockey East) [39][40] 2 35^[a] Jordan Kyrou, 18 RW Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL) [41] 2 59 Evan Fitzpatrick, 18 G Canada Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) [42] 4 119 Tanner Kaspick, 18 C Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) [43] 5 125^[b] Nolan Stevens, 19 C Canada Northeastern University (Hockey East) [44] 5 144^[c] Conner Bleackley, 20 C Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [45] 7 209 Nikolaj Krag Christensen, 17 LW / C Denmark Rodovre (Metal Ligaen) [46] 7 211^[d] Filip Helt, 18 LW Czech Republic Litvinov Jr., (CZREP-JR) [47] "NHL Draft Picks Tracker: First-round analysis from First Niagara Center in Buffalo" 26. St. Louis Blues (from Washington Capitals) - Tage Thompson, C, Connecticut (H-EAST) NHL Central Scouting final North American ranking: 20 2015-16: 36 games, 14-18-32 "A right-handed power forward, Thompson began the season on the fourth line but soon was playing top line minutes. He has a great shot and led the NCAA with 13 power-play goals. Thompson (6-5, 195) is tough to knock off the puck, and good at protecting it and taking it to the net. NHL.com quick hit: The Blues needed a big, strong center and Thompson, at 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, has a giant frame that can get even bigger. With David Backes' future in St. Louis uncertain and Paul Stastny turning 31 next season, the time was right for the Blues to start to search for a future No. 1 center."[48] -- Draft notes[49] The Washington Capitals’ first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington’s third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington, in exchange for this pick.[50] The St. Louis Blues’ first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for Washington’s third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall), and this pick.[50] ^a The Calgary Flames’ second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Brian Elliott to Calgary, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018, and this pick.[51] The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall), and this pick.[50] St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T.J. Oshie to Washington, in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley, and this pick.[52] The St. Louis Blues’ third-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014 that sent Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round pick in 2015, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[53] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Miller does not re-sign with St. Louis for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014 when Miller signed with Vancouver.[54] ^b The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on November 15, 2014 that sent Jordan Leopold to Columbus, in exchange for this pick.[55] The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Anders Nilsson to St. Louis, in exchange for Niklas Lundstrom, and this pick.[56] ^c The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks (then to the St. Louis Blues), as the result of a trade on March 2, 2014 that sent Brandon Pirri to Florida, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.[57] The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015 that sent Olli Jokinen to St. Louis, in exchange for Joakim Lindstrom, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[58] The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals[58] – was converted on April 26, 2015.[59] ^d The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Ian Cole to Pittsburgh, in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo, and this pick.[60] References "2016–2017 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". 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