The St. Louis Blues have been around for quite some time--nearly 60 years! In that time, there have been dozens of drafts and numerous selections. Some prospects became players, some players became stars, and others are synonymous with parts of hockey history. Today, we're looking at the savviest draft selection the Blues have made since their inception, and the player to highlight falls in that latter category--even though he found most of his success outside of St. Louis.
If you haven't already guessed who it is, it's none other than Doug Gilmour.
Maybe we're reaching a little far back for this exercise (the '80s were quite a different time for hockey), but Gilmour had an iconic career relative to his draft slot: 134th overall, which in those days was the seventh round.