{"id":376992,"date":"2026-06-27T07:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376992\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T07:20:29","slug":"blues-acquire-mason-mctavish-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/376992\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues Acquire Mason McTavish \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues have made a move to reinforce their current roster, landing Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish<\/a> in exchange for the 15th and 29th overall selections of tonight\u2019s first round, according to Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman<\/a>. Both St. Louis<\/a> and Anaheim<\/a> have officially announced the deal.<\/p>\n

Owning four first rounders entering the draft, capped off with taking in #16 from Washington for Jordan Kyrou<\/a> three days ago, outgoing general manager Doug Armstrong<\/a> was intent on helping out his group sooner rather than later. Just this morning it was reported<\/a> that McTavish had interest from both the Rangers as well as the Blues, and with New York snagging Pavel Dorofeyev<\/a> from Vegas, it\u2019s Armstrong who closes the deal for the 23-year-old, leaving the new Alexander Steen<\/a> regime with a player who fits nicely into their youth movement.<\/p>\n

Rather than pour on to what is already a strong prospect pool enhanced by their selections of Tynan Lawrence<\/a> and Maddox Dagenais<\/a>, the Blues bring in the former third overall selection in McTavish (2021), using picks acquired from trades involving a pair of 34-year-olds from the previous era; Brayden Schenn<\/a> and Justin Faulk<\/a>. The young center is already locked up for the foreseeable future, as the Blues take on McTavish\u2019s $7MM cap hit which runs through 2030-31. On the other hand, already among the teams most rich in cap room, Anaheim now jumps up to over $44 million in space set to be players on virtually any top free agent as well as the trade market.<\/p>\n

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Drafted to be a major piece in their rebuild, the 6\u20191\u2033 lefty has stalled out as a Duck, never truly breaking out over the past several seasons while averaging 44 points in a season across his last four. Scoring 17 goals to go along with 24 helpers in 75 games this past year, he was surpassed by brilliant 21-year-old Leo Carlsson<\/a>.\u00a0 Demand for centers is as high as ever, and even if McTavish maxes out as a middle-six pivot, short of his initial upside, it\u2019s a worthy gamble for the Blues to take. Needing to improve his foot speed and defensive capabilities for any hope at a large NHL role in the future, McTavish already wasn\u2019t in the best standing, and he didn\u2019t fit into first-year head coach Joel Quenneville<\/a>\u2018s system, being scratched at times.<\/p>\n

Already acquiring Connor McMichael<\/a> from Washington in the Kyrou deal, St. Louis has revamped their center core behind Robert Thomas<\/a>, seeking out two motivated players who have viable NHL experience to this point. Trade rumors continue to surround the 26-year-old star, but assuming they continue to be unmoved by trade offers and he is still with the team next fall, the Blues have turned the page smoothly from Schenn.<\/p>\n

Just a few years ago, Anaheim fans would be terrified at the prospect of him, along with Trevor Zegras<\/a> and Jamie Drysdale<\/a> all being shipped out already. Yet even if it hasn\u2019t gone exactly to plan, the Ducks are in a great place, where a trade return entirely based on draft capital doesn\u2019t have major implications for their roster. Finding a change of scenery for their former top prospect and simply getting out of his contract is a win in and of itself. Outside of Carlsson, their center ice corps are held down by Mikael Granlund<\/a> as well as Ryan Poehling<\/a>, both of whom have been nice fits with the team.<\/p>\n

Even after they\u2019ll handle business for restricted free agents Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier<\/a>, Anaheim will continue to be a team to watch as rarely do playoff teams march into the summer with so much financial flexibility. As for the Blues, despite recent transactions, their roster still features a number of big ticket veterans. If all goes to plan, McTavish will be a breakout contender as a viable second-line center, with the team setting the stage for a season which feasibly could bounce back into dark horse playoff contention.<\/p>\n

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