Blues have some slots to figure out
??? - ROR - Perron
Saad - Schenn - Buchnevich
Sanford - Thomas - Kyrou
Barbashev - ??? - Sundqvist
Center looks even worse if they move Schenn to left wing, which would depend on Thomas developing into a top 2 line center.
Kyrou's defensive game is weak, and had his defensive deficiencies covered when playing with ROR (when Perron was out), or playing with Schwartz, who is gone.
That gap on top line LW is big reason why Blues fans fantasize about Tkachuk.
I think Schenn on LW, and a trade for someone like Backlund as 3rd line center and defensive conscious for Kyrou would be a great fit, and maybe a decent chip to get a salary-retained Tarasenko
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