ST. LOUIS BLUES

BY LOU KORAC

B+ | RANK: 12TH THE BLUES HAVE, IN recent years, placed an emphasis on drafting forwards to replenish the cupboards, feeling the need to add the proper depth to the position group. And while they haven’t exactly veered away from that approach, this past June’s draft devoted an extra emphasis on defensemen, with GM Doug Armstrong feeling his club needed to stock up with a number of the Blues’ current NHL D-men on the wrong side of 30. Several of the team’s recent prospects are starting to mature and are on the cusp of NHL duty, and the Blues feel they need to be spread out in all positions. 1 JIMMY SNUGGERUD RW, 20, 6-2, 185 Minnesota (Big Ten) 32–20–22–42–25 2022 draft, 23rd overall OVERALL 8 The Blues felt Snuggerud would be their next pure shooter and goal-scorer…

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