NHL · Central · St. Louis, Missouri, US · Enterprise Center
A half-century of heartbreak erased in one glorious spring - the Blues are the Gateway City's resilient hockey institution, a franchise that endured more pain than any team should have to before finally lifting the Cup in 2019 with one of the greatest worst-to-first stories ever told.
Updated March 21, 2026
The Blues moved Brayden Schenn to the Islanders and Justin Faulk to Detroit at the trade deadline, collecting first-round picks in both deals. St. Louis has accepted that this season is lost and is pivoting aggressively toward the future by stockpiling draft capital.
The 2019 Stanley Cup-winning core has been almost entirely scattered. With Schenn and Faulk gone, the Blues are turning the page on an era that produced the greatest moment in franchise history. A new chapter is beginning in St. Louis, and it starts with the draft picks they've accumulated.