After a week of waiting with baited breath, Blues fans, myself included, rejoiced Tuesday when we found out that the offer sheets for Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway would not be matched by the Oilers, meaning that they would become St. Louis Blues.
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Most serious fans of the St. Louis Blues are aware of their salary cap conundrum. That conundrum is what to do about all the money tied up in long-term contracts for defensemen.
I looked at the cap situations of the other teams in the league, and the Blues are unique. They have $23.5MM tied up this year and the next two years, for 4 defensemen. Meanwhile:
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I heard a rumor recently in the midst of NHL trade deadline talk. A local sports radio show mentioned the possibility of the Blues trading for Flyers star forward Claude Giroux.
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