The St. Louis Blues figured they were going to have a pretty special player when they drafted Vladimir Tarasenko. He might have some hardware coming in the summer to prove it.
How much they knew about it is up in the air since they drafted Jaden Schwartz above Tarasenko and only gained the pick via a trade. Schwartz is a great player, but not potentially elite as Tarasenko is.
If things swing a different way, maybe Tarasenko is not even on the Blues. Horrifying to think about, but it was a possibility. Drafts aren’t exactly the Blues forte as they have a history of passing up on some very good players.