With Nikita Alexandrov being assigned to Springfield yesterday, and Josh Leivo and Jake Neighbours heading to Springfield today, Blues fans were left wondering if these moves were just for cap management.
Apparently fans are smarter than we look, because whoever suspected that was right on the money.
#stlblues announce 2022-23 roster: 12F, 7D, 2G and 2 injuries (Scandella and Perunovich).
In case you missed it, Leivo (who cleared waivers) and Neighbours were assigned to the AHL. But those were paper moves to become cap compliant and maximize LTIR.