The way to open up a spot or two will likely have to come through a trade. Forward Jaden Schwartz is about to enter the final year of his contract and while he’s extension-eligible ...

I don’t really pay attention." It was the first Blues home hat trick since Jaden Schwartz did it, also against the Jets in a 3-2 win in Game 6 of the first round on April 20, 2019. "It’s amazing.

The Seattle Kraken had another disappointing season, finishing with the sixth-worst record in the league and failing to miss ...

In addition to Buchnevich, whose hat trick was the first by a Blue at home in the playoffs since Jaden Schwartz against Winnipeg in the Stanley Cup run of 2019, and Fowler, the Blues got goals ...

That night it was Jaden Schwartz. The Blues won that Game 6 and thus that series (and, one might recall, three more series after that). This night it was Buchnevich, who had struggled offensively ...

On home ice, it was the first since Jaden Schwartz earned one in 2019, also against the Jets and in a first-round series clinching win. How often have the St. Louis Blues overcome an 0-2 series ...

And Buchnevich's hat trick is the first in the playoffs since Vladimir Tarasenko in 2022 against the Minnesota Wild and first at home since Jaden Schwartz had one in 2019 in the clinching Game 6 ...

Since then, they have lost crucial pieces, such as Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo, Vince Dunn, Ryan O’Reilly, and Jaden Schwartz. O’Reilly and Pietrangelo were especially key against the ...