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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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SOUTH BEND, IN – JANUARY 01: Jake DeBrusk #74 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium on January 1, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN – JANUARY 01: Jake DeBrusk #74 of the Boston Bruins warms up prior to the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium on January 1, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Jake Debrusk

The Boston Bruins could use some experienced defensemen on their roster ahead of a second-half playoff push. The Bruins are in the best division in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and apparently also the Buffalo Sabres all look like Stanley Cup contenders, and the Bruins could use some of the veteran players on the Blues roster to help climb further in the standings.

Jake Debrusk is an intriguing young forward. A first overall pick in 2015, Debrusk registered 16 goals, 27 assists, and 43 points in his rookie season last year. This season, he is already on pace to destroy his career high in goals.

So far in 31 games this season, Debrusk has 11 goals and three assists. He is averaging just over 16 minutes per game on the ice and is receiving a more critical and increased role in the Bruins offesnse.

A guy like Brayden Schenn comes to mind as a start to complete a trade with Boston to bring Debrusk to St. Louis. Schenn is under team control for one more season and is one of the Blues best all-around forwards.

Debrusk looks like a budding star in the league and would be a great piece if the Blues wanted to go in a rebuild mode. He would join Blues prospects Robert Thomas, Klim Kostin, and Jordan Kyrou as something to look forward to in the future.

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