2024-2025 Blues Trade Proposals Thread.

[bleedblue1223]

And since he was technically brought up, the Islanders are playing 7 D, and Perunovich is still being scratched, he's just not NHL quality.

 

[sfvega]

I don't know how we can just write off Broberg's development here. Now, I'm not saying our coaching staff worked magic on him, but you are way overrating what he did in the playoffs. His actual results were very good, but his xGF% was 34.87%. He had a tremendous amount of puck luck in the playoffs, and this season his expected results are solidly over 50%. To say that it was basically a given that Broberg would excel like he has in a 20+ minute role is kind of silly.

Now, I don't think our coaches turned him around, I think he just needed the right situation, but to say our development played no part is also kind of silly.

Broberg has outplayed expectations. I didn't say that our coaching played no part, ever. What I think is clear is that he turned a corner before he ever got here. It wasn't a given he would excel, but how many were expecting him to fail?

But Broberg was playing good hockey, against top teams, on his offhand side. That's impressive even if you think advanced stats showed inflated puck luck. But the rub is where Broberg WAS vs. where Nemec IS. And also, the cost of acquisition of what Broberg was (a literal no-brainer) vs. what was suggested of a proven Kyrou for a Nemec that is currently playing his way out of NJ. This is what I don't understand. This is the rest of the story, but it just kind of gets written off.

 

[StlBigFly]

What was the condition on his deal?

He’s at 9 games now

Seems it’s 20 games. I miss cap friendly…

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Agreed. I have reservations about his defensive game. The bolded part throws huge red flags for me. Not everyone will agree, but I don't like a player or a system that allows for that. But that's just me.

Giving defensemen at least some form of freedom to be a rover is good, otherwise it limits what they can contribute as well as makes your offense much more predictable and easy to defend. I mean, look at how Parayko has been this year with his goal scoring, but it's definitely something that needs to be used in with a balanced and opportunistic approach.