The St. Louis Blues have begun to spark plenty of optimism early in the 2026-27 season, with a 5-4-1 record, good for one game behind the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference after a decisive 6-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
While the St. Louis Blues' 3-4-1 record is less than ideal, there have been a few positive developments to point to this season. Mason McTavish has been an excellent fit on the second line, and Connor McMichael's working out as well as one could've hoped.
Welcome to another look at the St. Louis Blues’ standouts of the week. The team spent last week on a three-game road trip. The week started with an impressive win in Ottawa, then they lost consecutive games to the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Before the trade that sent him to St. Louis, Mason McTavish was making headlines in Montreal. There was a lot of talk about the possibility of the Habs picking him up from Anaheim because things weren't going well for him with the Ducks… and, above all, because he had an appealing profile for a team like the Canadiens.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
We're six games into the 2026-27 season, and the St. Louis Blues' flurry of offseason activity is already paying off. They're sporting a 3-2-1 record, good for seven points in the standings, and nipping at the heels of the Colorado Avalanche for fourth in the Central Division.
While established superstars continue to dominate the headlines, a handful of former first-round picks are beginning to take significant steps forward in their development.
Pius Suter and Mason McTavish each had two goals and an assist in the St. Louis Blues' 7-2 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Jake Neighbours scored twice and defenseman Adam Jiricek got his first career goal for the Blues, who won their second straight.
The 2026-27 season hasn’t started perfectly for the St. Louis Blues, but early returns on their biggest offseason move make this team look promising. A first impression is a lasting one, and Mason McTavish has already endeared himself to Blues fans.
The St. Louis Blues just completed their first full week of the 2026-27 season. The team went 1-1-1. After losses against the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks, the Blues ended the week with a victory, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3.
The St. Louis Blues made some incredible acquisitions before the start of the 2026-27 season. Both Mason McTavish and Connor McMichael have really taken in their new surroundings and made the best of them.
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.
Prior to this 2026-27 season, the idea of the St. Louis Blues finding a comparable second-line center was a top priority. So, both current and former General
The St. Louis Blues kicked off their 2026-27 season with a statement road win over the Dallas Stars: Joel Hofer made 25 saves in a shutout, and Mason McTavish had exactly the kind of debut you would hope for.
The St. Louis Blues kicked off their 2026-27 season with a statement road win over the Dallas Stars: Joel Hofer made a 25-save shutout, the depth players stepped up, and the youngsters made their presence known.
Mason McTavish enters his first season with the St. Louis Blues as one of the roster’s more intriguing forwards. Still only 24, McTavish will look to bounce back from a rough final season with the Anaheim Ducks.
The St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks pulled off a trade on the first day of the 2026 NHL Draft. The Blues acquired forward Mason McTavish from the Ducks in exchange for two first-round picks in the draft, picks 15 and 29.
The St. Louis Blues have made a move to reinforce their current roster, landing Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish.
The NHL Draft is typically a huge time for trades, and it lived up to that reputation in the early part of Friday's first round.
There’s growing speculation around Mason McTavish, with the Anaheim Ducks believed to be weighing offers from both the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers.
One player whose name has come up in trade speculation with regularity recently is Ducks center Mason McTavish. It appears the Rangers are among the teams
Trade chatter surrounding Mason McTavish is intensifying, and all signs point to the Anaheim Ducks forward at the center of a potential offseason bidding war.
It hasn’t even been a week since the Stanley Cup was awarded, but the 2026 NHL offseason is already shaping up to be one of the most fascinating in a long time.
The 2026 offseason isn’t going to be the first time that Mason McTavish’s name is in trade talks. McTavish held out in contract talks with the Anaheim Ducks over last year’s offseason, and he didn’t sign a new six-year deal until a little under two weeks before the regular season began.
With the signing, the Ducks have all of their players under contract for the upcoming season.
There are only a handful of remaining restricted free agents around the NHL with training camps now underway. One of those is Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish, a player who there has been plenty of speculation about this offseason.
A key piece to the Anaheim Ducks’ future isn’t with the team quite yet. As the team’s training camp opened up on Thursday, forward Mason McTavish is not in Anaheim.
Some NHL teams aggressively added to their roster this offseason in hopes of improving their Stanley Cup odds, while others traded assets for a better shot at a high pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
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