This new Blue could surprise in 2025-26

What was once a major weakness for the team, the defensive core in St. Louis now feels pretty solid and has some real upside. A player driving a lot of that upside and potential is new Blue Logan Mailloux. Could Mailloux surprise in his first year with a breakout campaign?

The newest defenseman of the St. Louis Blues, Logan Mailloux | Minas Panagiotakis/GettyImagesOne thing is for sure, Logan Mailloux has a lot to prove to Blues fans this season.

In a blockbuster trade involving promising young forward Zack Bolduc, Doug Armstrong dealt from a position of strength to shore up the defense and inject some youth and upside into an aging defensive core. The trade was a big swing, and fans likely…