How will Scott Perunovich fare this season?

St. Louis Blues defenseman Scott Perunovich doesn’t have much of a NHL resume yet, but I can see Perunovich breaking into the Blues’ starting lineup during the 2022-23 NHL season.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while.

I recently chatted with a friend of mine, who’s a general hockey fan, about Perunovich, St. Louis, and other hot topics in the NHL. When he asked me how Perunovich will fare this season, I told him that I thought he could emerge and break into the Blues’ lineup to be pared with veteran defenseman Robert Bortuzzo. Of course, I could be wrong because no one’s perfect, but a Bortuzzo-Perunovich defensive pairing will be interesting to say the least.

Perunovich, who turned 24 on…