The Savvy Shopper Award Goes To:
The St. Louis Blues!
There's been a lot of trades made this season, but Alex has challenged me to find the best off season trade this year. There's a lot of contenders to choose from, but one trade really stood out for me. After missing five of the last eight playoffs, the Blues have been steadily rebuilding. The main focus is on the blueliners, superstar Alex Pietrangelo has just been locked into a seven year contract and in April the team picked up Jay Bouwmeester from Calgary.
The Blues are hedging their bets in Bouwmeester, paying him 2 million a year more than the high earning forwards T.J. Oshie and David Backes.
The trade for Bouwmeester meant that the Blues gave up their first round draft pick as well as two of their prospects. A small price to pay for a guy who's played 635 consecutive games.
Is this a step on the road to building a Stanley Cup winning team? Maybe. Time will tell.
There's been a lot of trades made this season, but Alex has challenged me to find the best off season trade this year. There's a lot of contenders to choose from, but one trade really stood out for me. After missing five of the last eight playoffs, the Blues have been steadily rebuilding. The main focus is on the blueliners, superstar Alex Pietrangelo has just been locked into a seven year contract and in April the team picked up Jay Bouwmeester from Calgary.
The Blues are hedging their bets in Bouwmeester, paying him 2 million a year more than the high earning forwards T.J. Oshie and David Backes.
The trade for Bouwmeester meant that the Blues gave up their first round draft pick as well as two of their prospects. A small price to pay for a guy who's played 635 consecutive games.
Is this a step on the road to building a Stanley Cup winning team? Maybe. Time will tell.
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