The St. Louis Blues are going to look a lot different with regard to their top-six next season. They will have two new faces after eliminating one of their bigger names over the offseason. Connor McMichael and Mason McTavish come in to hopefully replace and expand on the absence of Jordan Kyrou.
Sometimes a player and a team just don’t fit. The player can have talent worthy of a large role, and the team could have a great environment where most players excel, but not every player can suit every team’s needs, and vice versa.
We are one month into the NHL offseason, and most teams have made some sort of major change by now. It's either been more to help them win now, try to start a rebuild, or just marginally improve themselves on the edges.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
The St. Louis Blues haven't have a chance to watch McMichael suit up in uniform during the regular season, but the team's management already knows this much: It wasn't about to let him sniff free agency.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Edmonton Oilers looked to identify three characteristics in prospects they were going to draft: Sense, skill, and compete. That’s what director of
Marco D’Amico: Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies seems to be in play at this point. It’s not a guarantee that they move him, but it appears that trade talks are intensifying.
As the NHL is just hours away from the Entry Draft and free agency is around the corner, it’s been a hectic week. Big names have moved. Jordan Kyrou, Alex Tuch, Bowen Byram, Brady Tkachuk, Joseph Woll, Jack Drury, Simon Nemec, and others.
The Capitals have been very busy over the past couple of days, adding a pair of 30-goal scorers in Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou. The big question now is whether they’re preparing for life after Alex Ovechkin, or trying to load up for one final run with him in Washington.
The Washington Capitals are not messing around this offseason, and they are making it very clear that they still see themselves as Stanley Cup contenders in the very near future.
Jordan Kyrou is the newest member of the Washington Capitals after Tuesday’s trade from the St. Louis Blues. Washington traded the 16th overall pick in Friday’s draft, restricted free agent center Connor McMichael, and prospect Milton Gastrin to acquire the 28-year-old winger.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
It may not have been the most fun 2025-26 season for the St. Louis Blues, but Friday’s night’s first round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft will be Blues fans’ time to get pumped.
The Washington Capitals made a splash on Tuesday (Jun. 23) by acquiring forward Jordan Kyrou from the St. Louis Blues. In exchange, the Blues received Connor McMichael, Milton Gastrin, and the 16th overall selection in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft.
We’re offseasoning now, baby. Thought former New Jersey Devils’ No. 2 overall selection Simon Nemec going to Calgary in exchange for several of the picks the Flames acquired at the deadline was a big deal?
The St. Louis Blues make a major move ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, acquiring Connor McMichael, Milton Gästrin, and the 16th overall pick from the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Jordan Kyrou.
Trades are abundant this NHL offseason.
According to a report by Elliotte Friedman, St. Louis Blues top-six forward Jordan Kyrou is being traded to Washington. The Capitals will get Kyrou in another early trade as the action continues before the NHL Draft.
After months, even years, of trade speculation, Jordan Kyrou is finally moving on from the St. Louis Blues. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Blues have traded Kyrou to the Washington Capitals.
The NHL offseason has officially started, and one of the most critical of those offseasons belongs to the Columbus Blue Jackets. They have too many players currently banking on this team to compete, and if they are unable to do so, next summer may bite them quite a bit harder with players trying to force their way out.
The St. Louis Blues are caught in limbo, without much momentum driving towards either a rebuild or the postseason. That stasis landed multiple Blues stars on the trade market at the 2026 Trade Deadline.
Daily Faceoff: Matt Larkin on St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou. He’s got control with his no-movement clause, but it might be time for a change of scenery for the forward.
It was a challenging year for the St. Louis Blues, and core forwards Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou were no exception. Thomas was reportedly very nearly traded at the deadline, and Kyrou’s name has been in the rumor mill for years.
Jordan Kyrou has never been a problem in the sense of effort or talent. The St. Louis Blues winger remains one of the most naturally gifted offensive players on the roster, with game-breaking speed and the ability to turn neutral-zone puck touches into high-danger chances in seconds.
While the Stanley Cup playoffs are off and running, the offseason has already begun for NHL teams that missed the playoffs. That means for any of their players that were playing through bumps and bruises, now is the time to get any needed treatment and heal up over the summer.
Blues star winger Jordan Kyrou underwent a minor knee procedure this week that his not expected to impact his availability for next season’s training camp, the team announced Thursday.
Frustrations in St. Louis appear to have reached a boiling point. On Thursday night, the Blues are making the surprising decision to healthy scratch forward Jordan Kyrou for their matchup against the Buffalo Sabres.
The Maple Leafs have been exploring different avenues to add to the team, and one route could see them potentially making a deal for an All-Star.
The Montreal Canadiens appear far from finished after Friday’s blockbuster deal for defenseman Noah Dobson.
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