Logan Mailloux 'ready for the NHL', believes Blues GM

So, it’s in Saint-Louis that Mailloux will try to establish himself in the NHL… and the good news is that, with the Blues, he’ll be able to count on people who see him establishing himself in the NHL.

The Blues GM, at least, says the club sees Mailloux as a guy who’s ready to play in the Bettman circuit. He fills a need both now and in the future, as he obviously has a position to lose at the next camp. The club sees him as a top-4 defenseman of the future.

So you’d have to think that Mailloux has a real chance of playing in the NHL full-time this season. The Blues seem to see him as a player who’s ready to make the jump… even though he didn’t make it in Montreal, when the club was in desperate need of a right-handed defenseman.

But that’s a detail.

In a press conference, Mailloux also stated that he feels he is ready for the NHL. He thinks he can contribute right now and help the Blues win games.

During the press conference, the Blues GM was also asked about the 2021 draft, in which the Habs drafted him despite the player’s request not to be selected.

He claims that, at the time, the Blues respected the player’s wishes… and you have to wonder whether they would have selected him at the time. That said, the Blues claim to have done their homework on the matter.

We’ll have to see what Mailloux can do in St. Louis, but he’s clearly got supporters within the organization.

It’s up to him to prove he deserves his place.

Overtime

– Tanner Pearson to Winnipeg.

– Kraken reaches agreement with Matt Murray.

– To be continued.

– Of note.