Hold on to your pants, everyone.
Hearing #stlblues have exposed Vladimir Tarasenko in the Expansion Draft and are protecting Ivan Barbashev.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 17, 2021
And if you’re someone who likes corroboration, here you go:
Have heard that Barbashev camp expects him to be protected, which almost certainly would mean Tarasenko gets exposed. https://t.co/UeqCOdh0iv
— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) July 17, 2021
While it is hard to believe that any Blues fan would be disappointed with hanging on to Barbashev in this year’s NHL expansion draft, it is difficult to imagine that Doug Armstrong would let Tarasenko, or the similarly speculated on Vince Dunn, walk with zero assets in return.