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St. Louis Blues: 5 Potential Trade Targets For The St. Louis Blues

By Jason Martin

TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 20: Florida Panthers Center Aleksander Barkov (16) in warmups prior to the regular season NHL game between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs on December 20, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. (Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 20: Florida Panthers Center Aleksander Barkov (16) in warmups prior to the regular season NHL game between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs on December 20, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. (Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ST. LOUIS, MO. – DECEMBER 31: during an NHL game between the New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues on December 31, 2018, at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO. – DECEMBER 31: during an NHL game between the New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues on December 31, 2018, at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The St. Louis Blues are in last place and could be entering the all-star break in sell mode if they continue to perform at the level they are currently playing.

The St. Louis Blues do not need to go in an all-out sell mode, and they have enough young and controllable talent to do a quick retooling of the roster and get back into contention within the next few seasons.

We had thought that the Blues had turned the corner a few weeks ago when they strung together a streak of winning five of seven games. However, the team has since fallen back into last place in the Western Conference, and are tied with the Ottowa Senators for the fewest points in the NHL.

I would imagine the Blues would trade away players that have been on the roster for several seasons. Guys like Alexander Steen, Jake Allen, Alex Pietrangelo, or even Vladimir Tarasenko become obvious candidates to get traded.

However, I would be shocked if the Blues were willing to give up guys like Ryan O’Reilly or Jaden Schwartz. These players are the two best performers for the Blues over the past handful of seasons and trading these players would be a mistake in my opinion.

If the Blues decide to trade Pietrangelo or Tarasenko, the return on these players could be massive and would help speed up the rebuilding process.

Some of the players that will be mentioned may seem crazy, but with the quality of players that St. Louis would be trading away, it is not out of the question that just about every player would be on the Blues radar.

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