St. Louis Blues center Jordan Nolan (71) Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
The St. Louis Blues are not in desperate need of an enforcer type. Still, any time you lose a player, you wonder what might have been.
The St. Louis Blues traded Ryan Reaves away back in the summer of 2017. The team seemed to be indicating they were switching their focus to matching the speed around the league and abandoning the traditional enforcer role.
This idea was furthered with the subsequent draft pick acquired in that trade. While not a blazing skater, Klim Kostin was definitely quicker than Reaves.