We've spent the weekend breaking down the five players on the St. Louis Blues who appeared on the latest version of The Athletic's trade board (including one who didn't make the cut), and now we come to the fifth and final one. He may be last, but he's certainly not least, as top-line center Robert Thomas rounds out the list.
For teams in the Blues' position (circling the drain, shuffling around the bottom of the standings), selling off veteran players for future assets makes sense--it's why you can justify moving on from Justin Faulk or Jordan Binnington, considering they have only one additional year on their contracts and don't fit the Blues' current competitive timeline.