It is no secret that the St. Louis Blues power play has been seriously spiraling in terms of power play effectiveness in recent years. Over the last five seasons, the conversion percentage has fallen from a staggering 27% in 2021-22 to an abysmal 17.59% last season.
You have to think that one of ex-General Manager Doug Armstrong's last moves was to try to write that wrong, and that might have been fixed with their recent acquisition of Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks. If this recent photo of him bulking up this summer is not an indication of what's good that can come from him, I don't know what will.
Mason McMonster #STLBlues pic.twitter.com/dCmsfVvwdl
— Mike Meyer (@M_Meyer3) August 5, 2026
The Blues might have gotten a key piece on their power play unit, and it starts with cleaning up the garbage in front of the net. Let's talk about it.
Missing link?
Both Jimmy Snuggerud and Dalibor Dvorsky showed an impressive display of sharpshooting from both face-off dots on the power play last season. They both led the team with five tallies apiece with the man-advantage, and it was a nice precursor of what could be.
McTavish can be a nice complementary piece as the bumper, or even a net-front presence to annoy opposing goaltenders. Six of his 17 goals last season with the Ducks came on the power play, and he played that aggressor spot in the slot. If he can bring that same kind of energy to the Blues in 2026-27, this team now has three direct attacks everytime they get set up in the offensive zone.
The Blues have got to get their power play back on track, and this young core is going to revive it. Philip Broberg can develop to become the new quarterback on the first unit, with Snuggerud and Dvorsky on the wings. Throw McTavish in front of the net alongside this team's ace in Robert Thomas, and that first unit is elite.
McTavish is training for something, and dollars to donuts is that it is to become a driving force on the power play.
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