{"id":336043,"date":"2026-05-28T15:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336043\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:46:11","slug":"nhl-rumors-sharks-blues-becoming-trade-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/336043\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: Sharks & Blues Becoming Trade Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The St. Louis Blues<\/a> enter the 2026 NHL Draft with three first-round picks, twelve total selections, and a prospect pool that The Athletic<\/a>‘s Scott Wheeler ranked tenth in the league as recently as March.<\/p>\n

They also have a problem.<\/p>\n

As Wheeler wrote, the Blues’ pool is missing a truly elite prospect.<\/p>\n

With picks at 11th and 15th overall, plus Colorado’s first-rounder slotting in somewhere around 30th when the Avalanche’s season ends, the Blues have the assets to be aggressive.<\/p>\n

The question everyone has been asking since the draft lottery is whether they are aggressive enough to pursue the San Jose Sharks<\/a>‘ second overall pick, which projects to land on Ivar Stenberg.<\/p>\n

Stenberg is the younger brother of Blues prospect Otto Stenberg, who was taken 25th overall in 2023 and has developed into one of the organization’s more exciting young forwards.<\/p>\n

Using the Perri pick value calculator, Wheeler ran the numbers and found that the Blues’ three first-rounders at 11, 15, and 32 carry a combined value of 68.3.<\/p>\n

The No. 2 pick alone carries a value of 72.7, before any premium for moving to the top of the draft.<\/p>\n

Even with the full package of all three first-rounders, the Blues do not get there on picks alone.<\/p>\n

The Sharks would need a significant roster piece on top of any pick package, and the name that surfaced most prominently in Rutherford and Wheeler’s joint analysis was Jordan Kyrou.<\/p>\n

OH MY IVAR STENBERG! \ud83e\udd2f#MensWorlds<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QNlENb7dSv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 26, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Eric Stephens of The Athletic, covering the Sharks’ perspective, said a package built around the No. 11 selection, Adam Jiricek, and one of St. Louis’s three third-round picks might be the most realistic starting point.<\/p>\n

But Stephens also noted that Grier could probably do better than that, and that the Sharks are not in a rush.<\/p>\n

“I’m always open to listening to what’s out there,” Grier told reporters after the lottery.<\/p>\n

That is not the language of a team that is necessarily looking to move a pick they have described as a franchise-altering asset.<\/p>\n

The Complication With the Big Names<\/p>\n

Kyrou, Parayko, and Robert Thomas all carry full no-trade clauses, which means any deal involving them requires their personal consent to a destination.<\/p>\n

Thomas is entirely off the table from both organizations’ perspectives.<\/p>\n

The Sharks have enough in Michael Misa’s development as a center to not need Thomas at that price.<\/p>\n

Kyrou, at 26 years old, is the more interesting conversation.<\/p>\n

He is on a potential trade list and fits what the Sharks need if they intend to accelerate their competitive timeline.<\/p>\n

the stenberg goal from another angle and up close and yeah all i can say is that this kid is something special https:\/\/t.co\/mCTDhKnB97<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QoNHMN11Nh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 leah \ud80c\udd9d \u22c6. (@sancelebrini) May 26, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Parayko is the practical option.<\/p>\n

Moving his four remaining years at $6.5 million per season would free the Blues of an aging contract on a player whose best work may be in the past, while giving San Jose a size-and-defense presence on their blue line at a cost-controlled number, which is something they desperately need.<\/p>\n

Rutherford made clear that if the Blues can move Parayko’s contract, move up in the draft, and get Stenberg, it becomes very difficult to say no.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit:\u00a0Jeff Le-Imagn Images<\/p>\n