The Blues are certainly attempting the rebuild on the fly approach. They had a big sell off in 2023 that landed them 2 additional 1st round picks including their own in the top 10. They made all of those picks and have signed youngish cornerstone pieces in Thomas and Kyrou. They have no intention of bottoming out so going after 22-23 year old guys and getting them for a 2nd, 3rd and cap space is a nice deal.
Will this plan work out for them? Tough to say but they absolutely fleeced the Rangers a couple years ago on Buch and do have a few decent vets on their roster.
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