The St. Louis Blues have a decent history of bringing in guys on PTO or Professional Try Out contracts. A few guys managed to stick around and provide some valuable minutes in their subsequent season, and those who did not make the squad were no big loss.
The most recent PTO addition was initially rather puzzling. The Blues brought in Milan Lucic prior to the 2025 preseason, which seemed odd since he had not laced up his skates since the first four games of the 2023-24 season.
You could question whether Lucic should be allowed back since he was accused of domestic assault against his wife and then entered the league's player assistance program.