Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:12 am
My question also, if this was an issue that needed to be fixed, why is it being done now and not...say this summer?
It was seriously aggravated in the last game, requiring the surgery now. Surgery wasn't necessary after the June playoff game, in which his old injury was aggravated. Otherwise, they would have decided to do it back then.
Tarasenko is expected to be ready to play roughly, about the end of March, at best. If that times out right, The Blues may be able to add a high-quality forward for the season by using Tarasenko's LTIR relief Cap reduction for that, and simply activate Tarasenko for the first game of the playoffs, thereby getting an extra high-salaried player for the playoffs, as there is no Salary Cap restriction once the regular season is over, and players returning from LTIR are eligible to be added back to the active roster.
So, in addition to bringing up Kostin, and Kyrou (when he's ready), I would look into trading for a high-quality scoring winger. (Taylor Hall???)