When the St. Louis Blues' 2024-25 season started to trend downward, Doug Armstrong pondered trading some of the team's veterans and letting the young guys take control of the team. Brayden Schenn was one of the players Armstrong might have discussed moving at the trade deadline. There were rumours that Schenn could have been on his way to the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Vegas Golden Knights, but Armstrong chose to stay pat at the deadline and let the team fight for a playoff spot.
Now that the Blues' season is over, rumours are resurfacing that Schenn might be on the move. Schenn is coming off an up-and-down season. His season started slow, but things changed once Jim Montgomery took over as the team's new head coach. Montgomery moved Jordan Kyrou and Dylan Holloway onto a line with Schenn, and the line clicked immediately. The Schenn, Kyrou, and Holloway line became one of the most productive lines in the NHL and was a significant factor in the Blues' resurgence in the second half of the season.
Schenn finished the season with 18 goals and 50 points while playing all 82 games. His 18 goals were the second-lowest total as a member of the Blues in an 82-game scheduled season. Schenn has three more seasons left on his contract, carrying a cap hit of $6.5 million. Schenn will be 34 years old by the time next season begins, and with his decline in production, his contract may be hard to move. If the Blues are desperate to move off Schenn and want to free up salary cap room, their best bet would be to move him closer to the trade deadline when teams are more desperate to make trades.
At 33 going on 34 years old, his best years may be behind him, but that does not mean Schenn is not an integral part of this roster. He is the unquestioned leader of the locker room, which brings its own value entirely. At the same time, the Blues found a line that played well together, and who knows what Schenn's production could have been if the Schenn, Kyrou, and Holloway line were together from the start of the season. I do not think Schenn's time as a Blue is up just yet, and if it were up to me, he should finish his career as a member of the St. Louis Blues.