What would a potential trade package look like if the Blues traded for Jakob Chychrun?

The ideal trade package that would bring Chychrun to St. Louis

St. Louis, at this point, would trade Torey Krug to Detroit, where he can factor in as a replacement for the likely departing Shayne Gostisbehere. Krug has played well on the man advantage throughout his time with the Blues, so this trade would make a ton of sense, especially for a team with generous cap space like the Wings. 

But the Blues also need to compensate the Senators, so they’re sending Ottawa a first-round pick in 2025 and a third-rounder in 2026, plus Juraj Pekarcik. St. Louis will also send the Wings a 2025 fourth-round pick for ‘brokering’ the trade. And to give the Blues multiple assets, Ottawa will send its 2025 fourth-round pick to Gateway City. 

Overall, all three teams should get what they want here, with the Blues finally landing one of the league’s upper-echelon young two-way defensemen in Chychrun. This would be a challenging deal to work out, and while the absolute best-case scenario would involve two teams, we’re also taking a realistic look here, and few would see Parayko, Leddy, Krug, or Faulk going to a place like Ottawa. 

So the ideal trade in this scenario is more of a contingency plan than anything else, but one that will more than benefit all three teams involved, something you rarely see in three-team trades.