The St. Louis Blues are starting up their offseason with one less worry. During the season, they locked up potential No. 1 defenseman, Philip Broberg, to a six-year deal worth $48 million. That AAV of $8 million is the right price for the blossoming d-man.
Let's go over his 2025-26 performance, and give him a proper grade for his work.
2025-26 Expectations
The expectation for the 2025-26 season was that Colton Parayko was going to continue to be the top defenseman, with Cam Fowler right next to him for a stellar first pairing. Broberg was slated to be on that second-pairing, with either newcomer Logan Mailloux or Justin Faulk.
Broberg's 2024-25 campaign, which was his first with the Blues after being offer-sheeted from Edmonton, was a giant leap forward for him. He was given more responsibility, and faced it successfully. This was a big set up for a solid 2025-26, and for the most part, he fit the bill.
Broberg finished the 2025-26 season with six goals and 28 assists for 34 points. The assists and points were career-highs, but his goal tallies went down. He matched the season prior with a lowly 16 penalty minutes, which was very helpful throughout the season.
He even did so well to be apart of the special group of Blues that made the Olympics. Broberg joined his fellow contrymen on that devastating blue line for Sweden.
Ultimately, his grade comes from his emergence as the first defenseman in the unit. Both Parayko and Fowler took major steps back this past season, and Faulk was traded away to Detroit at the trade deadline. Mailloux had a very rough season, but did pick it up slightly in the final month and change of the season. Broberg was the only real consistent force on that blue line that actually made a difference.
Where does he go from here?
From here, Broberg is going to have a lot more expectations for next season. He now has a big contract behind him, and the training wheels are now off as he enters his sixth season in the NHL, although the first three seasons in Edmonton only saw him play 81 games total.
The Blues are rebuilding, or retooling, but that should not mean for Broberg to not be adequate in 2026-27. As Mailloux enters his sophomore season, and the potential emergence of Adam Jiricek from the prospect pool, No. 6 is going to have to carry this team is Parayko is not able to again.
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