Examining the St. Louis Blues Trade Assets

I said in a recent article that O’Reilly, Eichel, and Mittelstadt could be the best trio of centers in over a decade. That could still be true if Thomas is the replacement for O’Reilly. From a Blues fan perspective, I would be infuriated if they traded Thomas for O’Reilly. From a Sabres fan perspective, if Robert Thomas really was the return, I would take that and run in a one for one deal, let alone be adding additional picks and prospects. If I am St. Louis, with Thomas being a natural centerman, I would want to keep Ryan O’Reilly around with Thomas as a potent one-two punch down the middle.