2016–17 St. Louis Blues season

The 2016–17 St. Louis Blues season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The team played in its first Winter Classic game on January 2, 2017, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 at Busch Stadium with 46,556 in attendance. It was only the third time in the nine Winter Classic games where the home team won. It was the Blues' first participation in a NHL Winter Classic game, while the Blackhawks lost for the third time in three appearances in the event.
==Off-season==
After associate coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Kirk Muller decided to leave for other opportunities in late May 2016, Mike Yeo was announced on June 13, 2016, to replace coach Ken Hitchcock after his last year starting in the 2017–18 season. Yeo joined the Blues as associate coach, while Rick Wilson joined the staff as an assistant coach. Ray Bennett (assistant coach), Jim Corsi (goaltender coach) and Sean Ferrell (video coach) also returned. Yeo spent the majority of the last five seasons as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild, leading the club to a 173–132–44 record, including a 46–28–8 mark in 2014–15, which was the second-best record in Wild history. Yeo also guided the Wild to three postseason appearances, including back-to-back trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.
The Blues have signed restricted free agent Dmitrij Jaskin, and unrestricted free agents Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Minor leaguer Jordan Caron was also signed.
Steve Thomas was added as an assistant coach on June 30. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
===Training camp===
==Regular season==
===October===
===November===
===December===
On December 28, Robby Fabbri became just the second Blues' player to record a hat-trick before the age of 21, joining Bernie Federko.
===January===
On January 20, two days after his 25th birthday, the Blues recalled goalie Pheonix Copley from their minor league affiliate Chicago Wolves. He made his debut (in relief) with the Blues on February 27, 2016. He will make the first start in his career in the next game (January 21) against the Winnipeg Jets. He was 11–4–2 with the Chicago Wolves this season, and ranks ninth in the AHL in goals-against average (2.32) and save-percentage (.920). In the January 21 game, Copley, playing almost 59 minutes, gave up five goals on 29 shots, with the Blues losing 5–3. Jake Allen did not travel with the team to Winnipeg for the game, staying home to be with his newborn daughter. He will rejoin the team on Monday, January 23, for the remaining two games of the road trip. He was pulled for the fourth time in six starts after his poor showing on January 19, allowing four goals on only 10 shots against the league-leading Washington Capitals (30–9–6, 66 pts.). He presently has a 2.85 GAA with a .897 Save percentage. In the 2015–16 season, he had a 2.35 GAA with a .920 save percentage.
After his one start on January 21, Copley was assigned to the Chicago Wolves on January 25.
===February===
Ken Hitchcock was relieved of his duties as head coach by GM Doug Armstrong on February 1. Mike Yeo was promoted from associate coach. He was scheduled to be head coach next season. Hitchcock served as the head coach of the Blues since November 8, 2011. Over six seasons, he led the Blues to a 248–124–41 regular season record and ranks second on the Blues' all-time regular season wins list and fourth in NHL history overall with 781 career regular season wins. Hitchcock, 65, is 781–473–111 with 88 ties in 20 seasons with the Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets and Blues. He's fourth all-time in the NHL in coaching victories, behind Scotty Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (831) and Al Arbour (782). His 1,453 games coached are fifth. He won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Stars in 1999 and made the Cup Final in 2000, losing to the New Jersey Devils in six games. His teams made the playoffs 13 times in 14 full seasons. Goalie coach Jim Corsi has also been relieved of his duties. Martin Brodeur and Ty Conklin will share Goalie Coach Jim Corsi's previous duties for the rest of the year.
Hitchcock is one of the best coaches in NHL history, and the Blues have been one of the best teams in the NHL under him.
Since the start of the 2011–12 season, when Armstrong hired Hitchcock after 13 games, the Blues have had a .644 point percentage. Only the Pittsburgh Penguins (.656) and Chicago Blackhawks (.648) have been better.
The Blues went to the Western Conference Final last season and came within two wins of their first Stanley Cup Final since 1970. But the Blues still never have won the Cup, and they have gone 9–14–1 since a 15–7–4 start. Since December 8, their point percentage is .395; only the Colorado Avalanche (.196) and Arizona Coyotes (.375) have been worse. They are clinging to the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2010–11.
The Blues retired Bob Plager's No. 5 uniform in a ceremony on February 2, alongside his brother Barclay's No. 8, Al MacInnis' No. 2, Brett Hull's No. 16, Bernie Federko's No. 24, Bob Gassoff's No. 3, and Brian Sutter's No. 11. His No. 5 is the seventh jersey to be retired by the Blues and the 123rd among the NHL's 30 teams. Bob and Barclay Plager join only one other pair of brothers to have their jerseys retired by the same team: Maurice "The Rocket" and Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens. He joined the club as a 21-year-old in an expansion draft trade with the New York Rangers in 1967 and became an instant fan-favorite thanks to his tenacious style of defense and his famous hip checks. He played 10 seasons in St. Louis, racking up 615 regular season games, 141 points and 762 penalty minutes.
He retired from the league after the 1977–78 season, and has since held many positions with the organization, including head coach, vice president, director of professional scouting and director of player development. Today, he works in the Blues' Community Relations department, serving as an ambassador in the community not just for the Blues, but for St. Louis, the NHL and the game of hockey in general.
Mike Yeo began his tenure as the 25th head coach in franchise history on February 2. Yeo spent ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and captured the 2009 Stanley Cup as an assistant. He then moved on to Minnesota, where he spent five seasons as head coach and led the Minnesota Wild to three postseason berths, including consecutive trips to the second round in 2014 and 2015.
Robby Fabbri (C) was injured midway through the first period in a February 4 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, suffering a torn ACL on his left knee. He is lost for the remainder of the regular season (30 games) and possible playoffs. He will not be able to play on the ice again until training camp for the 2017–18 season starting in September. He scored 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points in 51 games played. The Blues recalled forwards Kenny Agostino (LW) and Magnus Paajarvi (LW) from the Chicago Wolves.
Carter Hutton and Jake Allen scored back-to-back shutouts on the road on February 6–7 of the Philadelphia Flyers (2–0), and Ottawa Senators (6–0), respectively. Hutton stopped 26 shots, and Allen stopped 30. Rookie Ivan Barbashev scored his first NHL goal in the waning minutes of the third period in Ottawa.
Patrik Berglund (C) scored the first "hat trick" of his career in a 4-2 win (February 11) over the Montreal Canadiens for their fourth consecutive win for the Blues in a tough five-game road trip, pushing them into the top three in the Central Division's guarantee of a playoff spot with 63 points, three points ahead of the next two teams. David Perron (LW) scored the other goal, and had an assist. Jake Allen made 28 saves on 30 shots. Coach Mike Yeo is 5-1-0 since replacing Ken Hitchcock on February 1.
Jake Allen (G) was named Second Star of the Week on February 13, for the week of February 6-12. Allen, went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, a .967 save percentage and his 13th career shutout against the Ottawa Senators (February 7). His two other wins were against the Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1 OT, 31 saves, February 9), and Montreal Canadiens (February 11).
On February 17, the Blues activated Kyle Brodziak (C) two weeks ahead of schedule. He suffered a right foot injury on January 24, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and was placed on injured reserve two days later. He was expected to miss five weeks, but missed three weeks and 10 games. Wade Megan (C) was reassigned to the Chicago Wolves.
Paul Stastny (C) returned to the lineup on February 20, after missing four games with a lower-body injury against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 9.
===March===
The Blues clinched a playoff spot on March 31, in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Blues (42-28-7) needed one point to qualify for their sixth consecutive trip to the postseason and 41st in their 50-year history. They had a 6-0-2 record in their past eight games to clinch the playoffs. They have a two-point lead over the Nashville Predators for third place in the Central Division. Each has five games remaining. This will mark the Blues' seventh playoff appearance in the last 12 seasons. The club previously reached the playoffs in 25 consecutive years between 1979 and 2004. They joined the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers as the only teams to have reached the playoffs in each of the last six seasons.
===April===
On April 8, the Blues clinched third place in the Central Division with a 5-4 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh. The Blues (46-29-7; 99 pts., 235-218 GF-GA) will play the second-place Minnesota Wild (49-25-8; 106 pts., 266-208 GF-GA) in the Western Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The playoffs begin on Wednesday, April 12 with the first two games in St. Paul.
Game 1 (Apr. 12) went to the Blues in a remarkable 51-save effort by goalie Jake Allen. The 51-saves were the fourth-most ever by a Blues goaltender in a playoff game, helping the Blues to a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory against Minnesota. Only Curtis Joseph (61 saves and 57 saves), and Ed Staniowski (54 saves) have posted more. Defenseman Joel Edmundson scored the winner in overtime. Recently acquired (C) Vladimir Sobotka gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the second period. Sobotka played in his first playoff game with the Blues since 2014, after spending the three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. Zach Parise of the Wild ended Allen's 1-0 shutout bid when he scored with 22 seconds remaining in the third period, forcing the overtime frame. Edmundson scored the winner at 17:48 of the overtime.
Paul Stastny (C) was activated before the fifth game on April 22, after missing 14 games; 10 in the regular season and the first 4 in the playoffs against the Wild. He scored the Blues' third goal in the third period, giving the team a 3-1 lead. Magnus Paajarvi (LW) wins the series with an overtime goal at 9:42. Jake Allen saves 34 of 37 shots in the 4-3 win. The Blues now play the Nashville Predators (41-29-12; 94 pts., 240-224 GF-GA), who swept the Chicago Blackhawks.
On April 23, the Blues assigned Jordan Schmaltz (D) to the Chicago Wolves, and recalled prospect Thomas Vannelli (D), 22, who was acquired in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft #47 in round 2.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)																																																																																									
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 																																																																																									
1 	September 25 	Columbus 	3–7 	St. Louis 	 	Hutton 	10,394 	1–0–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
2 	September 25 	St. Louis 	5–0 	Columbus 	 	Binnington 	8,574 	2–0–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
3 	September 26 	St. Louis 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Hutton 	— 	2–1–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
4 	September 30 	Dallas 	1–4 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	13,239 	3–1–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
5 	October 1 	St. Louis 	0–4 	Chicago 	 	Hutton 	20,831 	3–2–0 	Recap 																																																																																									
6 	October 3 	St. Louis 	1–2 	Washington 	SO 	Hutton 	14,829 	3–2–1 	Recap 																																																																																									
7 	October 5 	Washington 	4–2 	St. Louis 	 	— 	— 	3–3–1 	Recap 																																																																																									
8 	October 8 	Chicago 	1–2 	St. Louis 	 	Hutton 	17,346 	4–3–1 	Recap 																																																																																									
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===Regular season===
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October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–2–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	St. Louis 	5–2 	Chicago 	 	Allen 	21,729 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 13 	Minnesota 	2–3 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	19,673 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 15 	NY Rangers 	2–3 	St. Louis 	 	Hutton 	19,197 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	October 18 	St. Louis 	1–2 	Vancouver 	OT 	Allen 	17,568 	3–0–1 	7 	Recap
5 	October 20 	St. Louis 	1–3 	Edmonton 	 	Allen 	18,347 	3–1–1 	7 	Recap
6 	October 22 	St. Louis 	6–4 	Calgary 	 	Allen 	18,076 	4–1–1 	9 	Recap
7 	October 25 	Calgary 	4–1 	St. Louis 	 	Hutton 	17,337 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 27 	Detroit 	2–1 	St. Louis 	SO 	Allen 	19,229 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 29 	Los Angeles 	0–1 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	18,631 	5–2–2 	12 	Recap
===Playoffs===
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (C2) Minnesota Wild: Blues won 4–1	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 12 	St. Louis 	2–1 	Minnesota 	OT 	Allen 	19,168 	1–0 	Recap 	
2 	April 14 	St. Louis 	2–1 	Minnesota 	 	Allen 	19,404 	2–0 	Recap 	
3 	April 16 	Minnesota 	1–3 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	19,334 	3–0 	Recap 	
4 	April 19 	Minnesota 	2–0 	St. Louis 	 	Allen 	19,791 	3–1 	Recap 	
5 	April 22 	St. Louis 	4–3 	Minnesota 	OT 	Allen 	19,228 	4–1 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
Statistics
===Skaters===
Final as of April 9, 2017''
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
 Regular season 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	39	36	75	−1 	12
 	78	19	36	55	14 	18
 	76	16	35	51	−2 	53
 	80	14	34	48	3 	24
 	82	18	28	46	−2 	54
‡ ( -2/27)	61	11	31	42	−11	37
 	66	18	22	40	4 	36
 	81	4 	31	35	7 	32
 	82	23	11	34	−7 	32
( -2/4) 	51	11	18	29	−16	27
 	63	7 	14	21	−6 	34
 	73	10	8 	18	−1 	45
 	69	8 	7 	15	2 	27
 	69	3 	12	15	11 	60
 	81	1 	14	15	6 	28
 	32	8 	5 	13	9 	6
 	80	7 	6 	13	4 	104
 	30	5 	7 	12	5 	2
 	51	1 	10	11	5 	18
 	40	3 	6 	9 	−3 	14
 	56	0 	6 	6 	−5 	4
 	13	2 	3 	5 	2 	4
‡ ( -1/16)	9 	1 	4 	5 	−2 	2
 	38	1 	3 	4 	11 	15
 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0 	2
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	0 	4
 	3 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
(4/9- ) 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	4
‡ ( -1/4) 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Final game on April 9, 2017 
 Regular season 
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	61 	60 	3,418:19 	33	20	5	138 	2.42	1,620 	.915	4	0	1	4
 	30 	21 	1,459:03 	13	8 	2	  58 	2.39	   663	.913	4	0	1	4
‡ ( -2/27)	  1	  1	     58:56	0 	1 	0	    5	5.08	    29	.828	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
====Playoffs====
Final game on May 7 
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	11	11	   674:56	6	5	 22	1.96	 336	.935	0	0	0	0
 	0 	0 	   00:00 	0	0	 0 	0.00	  0 	.000	0	0	0	0
==Roster==
Final roster on May 7, 2017. 
 
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==Awards and Milestones==
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL All-Star game (1st Blue to appear in 3 consecutive games since Chris Pronger in 2000–2002)	January 10, 2017
 	#5 Jersey retirement ceremony (7th Blue to have jersey retired) 	February 2, 2017
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	February 13, 2017
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st NHL hat-trick 	December 28, 2016
 	500th NHL game 	January 12, 2017
 	1st NHL start in goal	January 21, 2017
 	1st NHL game 	January 26, 2017
 	1st NHL goal 	February 7, 2017
 	1st NHL hat-trick 	February 11, 2017
 	800th NHL game 	February 20, 2017
 	400th NHL game 	March 3, 2017
 	1st NHL game 	March 5, 2017
 	1st NHL point 	March 31, 2017
==Detailed records==
 Western Conference
Central Division 	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks 	1–1–1 	1–0–0 	2–1–1 	5 	14 	11
Colorado Avalanche 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	5 	1
Dallas Stars 	3–0–0 	0–1–0 	3–1–0 	6 	13 	14
Minnesota Wild 	2–0–0 	0–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	8 	8
Nashville Predators	1–1–0 	0–2–0 	1–3–0 	2 	7 	14
Winnipeg Jets 	0–0–1 	0–0–0 	0–0–1 	1 	2 	2
Total 	8–2–2 	1–4–0 	9–6–2 	20 	49 	50
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	2 	1
Arizona Coyotes 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0 	0 	0
Calgary Flames 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	8
Edmonton Oilers 	0–1–1 	0–0–0 	0–1–1 	1 	3 	5
Los Angeles Kings 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	1 	0
San Jose Sharks 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	3 	2
Vancouver Canucks 	1–0–0 	0–0–1 	0–0–1 	1 	5 	5
Total 	3–2–1 	3–0–1 	5–2–2 	12 	21 	21
 Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Boston Bruins 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	2
Buffalo Sabres 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	1
Detroit Red Wings 	0–0–1 	0–0–0 	0–0–1 	1 	1 	1
Florida Panthers 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0 	0 	0
Montreal Canadiens 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	4
Ottawa Senators 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	10 	4
Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	9
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	2
Total 	3–0–1 	1–1–0 	4–1–1 	9 	19 	15
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes 	0–1–0 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0 	2 	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	9
New Jersey Devils 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	3
New York Islanders 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0 	2 	3
New York Rangers 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	3 	7
Philadelphia Flyers 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	6 	3
Pittsburgh Penguins 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0–0–0 	0 	0 	0
Washington Capitals 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	6 	11
Total 	4–2–0 	1–4–0 	5–6–0 	10 	34 	40
==Transactions==
The Blues has been involved in the following transactions:
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Calgary Flames Brian Elliott 	To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2016 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016	To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016 	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2017 	To St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers's 5th-round pick in 2016 	
 	To Buffalo Sabres Anders Nilsson 	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2017 	
 	To Edmonton Oilers Zach PochiroConditional 3rd-round pick in 2017 	To St. Louis Blues Nail Yakupov 	
 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Danny Kristo 	To St. Louis Blues Reid McNeill 	
 	To Washington Capitals Kevin ShattenkirkPheonix Copley 	To St. Louis Blues Zach SanfordBrad Malone 1st-round pick in 2017Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Carter Hutton (G) 	Nashville Predators	2 years, $2.25 million 	
 	David Perron (LW) 	Anaheim Ducks 	2 years, $7.5 million 	
 	Brad Hunt (D) 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Andrew Agozzino (LW)	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Wade Megan (C) 	Portland Pirates 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Morgan Ellis (D) 	St. John's IceCaps 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Alex Friesen (C) 	Utica Comets 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Kenny Agostino (LW) 	Stockton Heat 	1 year, $625,000 	
 	Landon Ferraro (C) 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $700,000 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	David Backes (C) 	Boston Bruins 	5 years, $30 mil. 	
 	Troy Brouwer (RW)	Calgary Flames 	4 years, $18 mil. 	
 	Steve Ott (C) 	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $800,000 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former Team 	Date Claimed 	Ref
Ty Rattie	Carolina Hurricanes	February 19, 2017	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New Team 	Date Lost 	Ref
Ty Rattie	Carolina Hurricanes	January 4, 2017 	
Brad Hunt	Nashville Predators	January 17, 2017	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Dmitrij Jaskin (RW) 	2 years, $2 million 	
 	Scottie Upshall (RW) 	1 year, $900,000 	
 	Kyle Brodziak (C) 	2 years, $1.9 mil. 	
 	Jordan Caron (RW) 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Jake Allen (G) 	4 years, $17.4 mil. 	
 	Chris Butler (D) 	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Conner Bleackley (C) 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Jacob Doty (C) 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Magnus Paajarvi (LW) 	1 year, $700,000 	
 	Ty Rattie (RW) 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Jordan Binnington (G)	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Pheonix Copley (G) 	1 year, $708,750 	
 	Jaden Schwartz (LW) 	5 years, $26.75 million 	
 	Jordan Kyrou (F) 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Danny Kristo (RW) 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Alexander Steen (LW) 	4 years, $23 million contract extension 	
 	Robert Bortuzzo (D) 	2 years, contract extension 	
 	Patrik Berglund (C) 	5 years, $19.25 million contract extension 	
 	Tage Thompson (C) 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Evan Fitzpatrick (G) 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Jake Walman (D) 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Vladimir Sobotka (C) 	3 years, $10.5 million contract extension (starting with the 2017–18 season; $2.725 million, pro-rated for 2016-17 season)	
==Draft picks==
Below are the St. Louis Blues' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
Round	Pick	Player, Age 	Pos 	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League) 	Ref.
1 	26 	Tage Thompson, 18 	C 	 	University of Connecticut Huskies (Hockey East)	
2 	35 	Jordan Kyrou, 18 	RW 	Canada 	Sarnia Sting (OHL) 	
2 	59 	Evan Fitzpatrick, 18 	G 	Canada 	Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) 	
4 	119 	Tanner Kaspick, 18 	C 	Canada 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 	
5 	125 	Nolan Stevens, 19 	C 	Canada 	Northeastern University (Hockey East) 	
5 	144 	Conner Bleackley, 20 	C 	Canada 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 	
7 	209 	Nikolaj Krag Christensen, 17	LW / C	Denmark 	Rodovre (Metal Ligaen) 	
7 	211 	Filip Helt, 18 	LW 	Czech Republic	Litvinov Jr., (CZREP-JR) 	
"NHL Draft Picks Tracker: First-round analysis from First Niagara Center in Buffalo"
26. St. Louis Blues (from Washington Capitals) - Tage Thompson, C, Connecticut (H-EAST)
NHL Central Scouting final North American ranking: 20
2015-16: 36 games, 14-18-32
"A right-handed power forward, Thompson began the season on the fourth line but soon was playing top line minutes. He has a great shot and led the NCAA with 13 power-play goals. Thompson (6-5, 195) is tough to knock off the puck, and good at protecting it and taking it to the net.
NHL.com quick hit: The Blues needed a big, strong center and Thompson, at 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, has a giant frame that can get even bigger. With David Backes' future in St. Louis uncertain and Paul Stastny turning 31 next season, the time was right for the Blues to start to search for a future No. 1 center."
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;Draft notes
* The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington, in exchange for this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall), and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Brian Elliott to Calgary, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2018, and this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis, in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall), and this pick.
::St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T.J. Oshie to Washington, in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley, and this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' third-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on February 28, 2014 that sent Ryan Miller, Steve Ott and conditional second and third-round picks in 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round pick in 2015, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Miller does not re-sign with St. Louis for the 2014–15 NHL season – was converted on July 1, 2014 when Miller signed with Vancouver.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on November 15, 2014 that sent Jordan Leopold to Columbus, in exchange for this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' fifth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on February 27, 2016 that sent Anders Nilsson to St. Louis, in exchange for Niklas Lundstrom, and this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' fifth-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks (then to the St. Louis Blues), as the result of a trade on March 2, 2014 that sent Brandon Pirri to Florida, in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.
* The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade March 2, 2015 that sent Olli Jokinen to St. Louis, in exchange for Joakim Lindstrom, and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Toronto will receive a sixth-round pick in 2016 if St. Louis fails to make it to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on April 26, 2015.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick will go to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Ian Cole to Pittsburgh, in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo, and this pick.
==References==
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