Last summer, St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong made a bombshell offseason move: he tendered offer sheets to not one, but two players simultaneously--and they were both on the same team, to boot. Everybody predicted the summer of 2025 would be the "summer of offer sheets" as a result, but at the time of writing, not one player has been reported to have signed an offer sheet.
The good news is that the Blues "won" both offer sheets: Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg were both smashing successes in their first seasons in St. Louis, and expectations for both are justifiably higher than they were at this time last summer. Today, we're going to talk about Broberg.
In 68 regular-season games, Broberg registered eight goals and 21 assists, good for 29 points. All but two of those points happened at 5-on-5, as Broberg saw limited powerplay time--only 32 minutes on the ice with the man advantage, compared to Cam Fowler's 100 minutes and Justin Faulk's 159 minutes. It's understandable that a young defenseman like Broberg has to earn ice time--especially with a new team--but his success at even strength and in limited power play action should entitle him to some more special teams play.
Through the seven-game first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets, Broberg had a goal and an assist, and a +/- of plus-9. Should the Blues return to the playoffs next year, they'll need Broberg to play up to that standard once again. A key part of that will be remaining healthy, as Broberg missed most of November due to injury.
Broberg only has this season remaining on the offer sheet contract he signed with the Blues last summer, so he is technically a pending restricted free agent and will be playing for his next contract this year. If he replicates last season's success or, even better, improves his play to the point where the coaching staff has no choice but to utilize him on special teams, then there's a good chance he'll be in St. Louis for quite some time.