The St. Louis Blues acquired forward Akil Thomas from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Nikita Alexandrov, the team announced Tuesday. The 25-year-old Thomas had four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 19 games with the Kings’ AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
The Blues’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, had their season end last night when they were bounced in the first round by the Providence Bruins.
After the knee injury suffered by forward Patrik Laine, which will keep him out of play for a period of 5 to 6 months, Kent Hughes has to replace him. This could obviously be done internally, but it could also come from outside.
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed restricted free agent forward Nikita Alexandrov to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 season, the club announced Monday morning.