Deadline Drama: Which Seven NHL Teams Are Racing Against Time to Shake Up Their Rosters?
• Brayden Schenn (15-team no-trade list): Schenn turns 35 this summer and has two years left beyond this season at a $6.5 million AAV. He’s an excellent leader and means a lot to the organization as a captain, but his age and contract make him a depreciating asset (we’re already seeing evidence of his on-ice decline this season), and I’d be motivated to shop him while he still presumably has value. It might not be a bad idea for the Blues to wait until the offseason to trade him because the free-agent center market is bleak (which means teams could be more desperate to trade for centers), and there’s usually more demand for players on hefty contracts in the offseason when teams have more cap flexibility. Overall, though, this is a trade that the Blues should make at some point before next season begins.
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