The Blues getting Yakupov has indirectly cost them Rattie. The 13th forward spot was Rattie's to take; even after the trade, he only needed to beat a useless Yakupov for ice time, but was unable to do so. Even with quite a few injuries to the Blues forwards, Rattie only made it into the lineup 4 times. They risked having him on waivers rather than sending career AHLer Wade Megan down
Maybe a change of scenery will help turn things around. It wasn't going to work here
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