With Jimmy Snuggerud graduating from a prospect status an everyday NHLer, the St. Louis Blues' prospect pool has lost a high-end player from its group. What sits behind him is a group of highly-skilled individuals who are continuing to develop, but hoping to push very soon for their own shot in the NHL.
Here's a look at the St. Louis Blues' top-five right wing prospects heading into the 2026-27 season.
Justin Carbonneau
The 19-year-old went 19th overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and then continued to do what the Blues drafted him to do. In 60 regular season games, Carbonneau scored a career-high 51 goals and 80 points, and finished as a plus-31 in the QMJHL. The winger averaged 20:18 minutes per game, including three minutes on average on the man-advantage. He's a player who hunts the inside, gets pucks through traffic, and finishes with a pro-ready release.
Expectation: Top-six scoring winger. Carbonneau projects as a complementary 25-30 goal scorer on a skill line. If he does not hit that mark, he could still find himself in a middle-six role capable of adding 20 goals each season.
Maddox Dagenais
The Blues' 16th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft has been deployed between the center and right wing positions in the QMJHL. He still found himself taking 438 faceoffs this past season. He put up 30 goals and 62 points in 62 games, averaging just over 18 minutes per game this past season, using his heavy shot and 6-foot-4 frame to win battles along the walls. He still needs to work on his skating and reads, but Dagenais is a player who will make his teammates better.
Expectation: A middle-six power right wing who can take a draw in a pinch if his development favors more of a winger than a center. He likely tops out as a third liner but a player capable of working his way into the top-six as well.
Dmitry Buchelnikov
The 23-year-old was the Detroit Red Wings' 2022 second round pick, but came to St. Louis as part of the Justin Faulk trade deadline package. In the KHL, Buchelnikov scored 14 goals and 25 points over 44 games, losing a bit of steam after a lengthy injury kept him out of the lineup. His hands and deception that he possesses are capable of fooling any goaltender. The question for him now is not whether he can score in space, but whether his 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame can stand up to NHL defensemen.
Expectation: A middle-six NHL winger if he comes over to the NHL. He's one capable of reminding fans of the days when Vladimir Tarasenko once donned the blue note.
Lars Steiner
Drafted 171st overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, he put up the offensive production and showed scouts what he was capable of in the QMJHL. The Davos, Switzerland, native has returned home after two seasons in Canada and will play for HC Davos for the 2026-27 season, developing against men. After donning the 'A' and scoring 30 goals and 55 points in 44 games this past season, he will look to continue developing his shot and game as a power forward to hopefully find his way back to North America as a professional.
Expectation: Steiner could be one of the more underrated players in the 2026 draft class. He's showing the ability to play a skilled scoring role capable of playing with middle-six upside as long as his overall game can continue to develop.
Dylan Peterson
At 24-years-old, the Springfield Thunderbirds power-forward is the oldest forward among the group. Peterson is 6-foot-4, 192 pounds and could already push for a spot on the Blues' fourth line this coming season. After scoring 26 goals and 60 points in 119 games in the NCAA, he's now become more of a forechecker and penalty-killing forward in the AHL scoring 25 goals and 47 points in 112 games, averaging 14:15 per night.
Expectation: A bottom-six energy winger. He's not afraid to back down from a challenge but willing to go hard to the net and throw his weight around. He's the closest to a fourth line role among the group.
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