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With yet another lookout looming the St. Louis Blues, like the other 29 NHL teams, are preparing for the dark days ahead. Today they sent 24 players to the Peoria Rivermen who will be able to escape to play in the AHL.
Forwards
Jay Barriball
Cody Beach
Adam Cracknell
Stefan Della Rovere
Evgeny Grachev
Philip McRae
Andrew Murray
Anthony Nigro
Anthony Peluso
Jaden Schwartz
Tyler Shattock
Brett Sonne
Vladimir Tarasenko
Sebastian Vannstrom
Defensemen
Taylor Chorney
Ian Cole
Mark Cundari
Cade Fairchild
Scott Ford
Brett Ponich
David Shields
Goalies
Jake Allen
Paul Karpowich
Mike McKenna
The following three prospects have been returned to their Junior clubs:
- Goalie Jordan Binnington (Owen Sound, OHL)
- Defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (Espoo, Finland)
- Forward Ty Rattie (Portland, WHL)
Most of those named were destined for the Rivermen lineup anyways. The “potential” (cough eventual cough) lockout didn’t change much for 22 of them. However, the addition of Cole and Tarasenko (assuming he picks the AHL over the KHL) likely bumps someone on a minor league deal down to the new ECHL affiliate, the Evansville IceMen.
With Peoria about 3 hours away and Evansville around 150 miles to the East on 64, sounds like blue bleeders will be planning many road trips.
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