St. Louis Blues Missing On Jeff Skinner Is Alright

The St. Louis Blues have shown serious interest in several players this summer. However, missing out is not always a bad thing.

So, the St. Louis Blues may have inadvertently helped the Buffalo Sabres restock. With the haul the Sabres got in return for Ryan O’Reilly, they already had quite a different team. Now, after August 2nd’s big deal, the Sabres are no longer a laughing stock of the Eastern Conference.

In case you missed it, the Sabres picked up Jeff Skinner in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes got prospect Cliff Pu and some draft picks.

Clearly, most fans will feel the Sabres got the better of that deal. However, in reality, the Blues might not be so sad they missed…