Mar 25, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) looks on in the first period against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
Big news out of the NHL last night, no not the Stanley Cup Final, Blues star winger Vladimir Tarasenko requested a trade. Supposedly, this was something that was boiling over for Tarasenko for a while in St Louis.
The first issue was how the team handled his shoulder surgeries. He had two in 2018 and 2019 which were done by Blues physicians.