St. Louis Blues: Top 10 Prospects

The St. Louis Blues need more prospects, as their development camp was kind of empty. Still, with what they’re working with, it’s not a bad group. Here are the 10 best Blues prospects.

The St. Louis Blues traditionally have brought prospects along slowly. Former head coach Ken Hitchcock was notably slow to trust younger players. With Mike Yeo taking over, things might be changing.

For the purposes of this exercise, Ivan Barbashev and Zach Sanford do not count as prospects. Both will be up in the NHL at some point this season. Maybe even at the start, especially with Barbashev, especially on a center-weak team. So that immediately takes out of consideration two of the best St. Louis Blues prospects.

That’s not to say there are no quality Blues prospects. The top 10 list is still a respectable group. But there’s a lot of forwards fighting for not a lot of spots. Sanford will likely get Ryan Reaves‘s spot, which immediately raises the skill level of the Blues. Barbashev should be his center, which moving forward, is a deadly duo.

But it also says a lot that I’ve talked this much about two “prospects” removed from contention. Still, the Blues are a young enough team now that they don’t necessarily have to have a ton of great prospects. Most of their core is young and more importantly, locked up long-term. Let’s take a look at the Blues top 10 prospects.