The St. Louis Blues got extremely close to a playoff spot this season, sort of out of nowhere. But one thing they’ve been lacking is an absolute point-scorer. Yes, they’ve got Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou, and they’re extremely good, but adding Marner to that group? That would alter the look in the Central Division a bit.
The Blues are in a spot where they could be consistent playoff contenders by building earnestly around Thomas and Kyrou. Brayden Schenn is a solid guy up front, and then there’s Pavel Buchnevich, who’s also got an expiring contract next year.
Toronto gets to bring back a 29-year-old scoring winger who (ideally) would be re-signed at a slightly more team-friendly rate, and the Blues would bring in a younger player who scores a pile of points but also plays strong defensively.
A deal like that wouldn’t be as simple as a one-for-one, and it certainly wouldn’t be easy considering Marner’s no-move clause and how he might not want to go to Missouri. But on paper, it feels like the kind of deal that would make everyone happy to some degree.
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