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St. Louis Blues: Prospects That Might Make The Jump

By Todd Panula

Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Tage Thompson poses for a photo after being selected as the number twenty-six overall draft pick by the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Buffalo, NY, USA; Tage Thompson poses for a photo after being selected as the number twenty-six overall draft pick by the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft at the First Niagra Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 27, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) is congratulated by right wing Nail Yakupov (64) and center Ivan Barbashev (49) after the Blues defeats the Arizona Coyotes at Scottrade Center. The Blues won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 27, 2017; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz (17) is congratulated by right wing Nail Yakupov (64) and center Ivan Barbashev (49) after the Blues defeats the Arizona Coyotes at Scottrade Center. The Blues won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

The St. Louis Blues have a very bright future ahead of them.  These guys might not be the stars that Vladimir Tarasenko is, but they can be top six or top four guys if they blossom in the right way.

The good thing about the current setup is these guys don’t have to step in and do it all right away.  When the Blues brought up a bunch of young, talented guys in the mid 2000’s, they had to be the core of the team almost immediately.

That pressure won’t be on these guys since the Blues have a solid core and the young guys would just be supplementing them.  If you can do it, that is the way to go.

Look at Chicago.  They have a core of three of the best players in the entire league.  That has allowed them to bring along Artemi Panarin or Vinnie Hinostroza at a much slower pace and allowed them to acclimate.

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Nobody is saying the Blues will become the Blackhawks.  The top of the lineup isn’t quite that good.

There is no reason to think this new batch of players cannot help the team win in the future.  Perhaps one day they might be a piece to finally bringing that chalice down Market Street.

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