The St. Louis Blues are in a precarious situation at the moment. The club hoped to be a playoff contender this season. However, a slow start, despite a bit of a resurgence over the last couple of games, has fueled speculation about a potential housecleaning.
Chatter has picked up regarding a purported “holiday discount” on the Blues’ current roster. While I explored that this talk may be nothing more than rhetoric in another piece, the fact is that there may be some truth to the matter.
If Blues GM Doug Armstrong chooses to follow through on his threats, the first domino to fall won’t be Jordan Kyrou. Kyrou’s name picked up steam amid trade rumors following his unceremonious benching last week.
But according to insider Frank Seravalli, it’s not Kyrou who’ll be the first to depart. It’s captain Brayden Schenn. During a Nov. 11 appearance on B/R Open Ice, Seravalli focused on the Blues’ potential moves. He expounded on how Schenn could be the most appealing player on the Blues’ roster, given the high demand for centers at the moment.
Seravalli explained: “…based on how thin the center market is, and based on the number of teams that were involved last year, that my guess would be that Brayden Schenn would be the first guy out the door for the St. Louis Blues if they do end up making a move.”
Seravalli had this to say about Kyrou: “I think the Kyrou trade is a lot harder of a trade to make. And I also think that if you are retooling, or respooling, or however you’re reinventing, whatever R word you want to use for the St. Louis Blues, at this age, Kyrou seems to kind of fit both sides of it.”
The Blues are reportedly looking to make some trades, and @frank_seravalli says Brayden Schenn could be the first out the door, not Jordan Kyrou pic.twitter.com/9140lKjzsO
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 11, 2025
Seravalli’s final take is that Kyrou, unlike Schenn, could still be a useful piece for the Blues’ young-ish core.
It may seem implausible that the Blues make such a drastic move at this point, but when considering the Blues are just one point ahead of the Nashville Predators for last place in the Central Division, and a playoff spot all but a foregone conclusion, changes could be on the horizon.
The Blues are five points behind Chicago for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. They’ll have to leapfrog five teams just to get back into the playoff mix. While that’s still doable, it seems increasingly unlikely.
Blues fans may have to wait two or three more weeks before seeing if the 2025-26 season will become a lost one.