Rumor: Islanders Reject Blues Latest Trade Offer
The St Louis Blues are engaged in trade discussions with a number of teams including the New York Islanders as Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko prefers to play somewhere else next season. While medical records have been swapped, it appears the Blues are asking for too much.
In his latest, @jprutherford indicates Dobson plus would be the ask for Tarasenko, and @coreypronman suggests Wahlstrom would be a starting point for the #Stlblues.
— James Nichols (@JamesNicholsNYI) July 12, 2021
Lamoriello will quickly walk away from this one. #isles https://t.co/sl5tYR9ma1 pic.twitter.com/rUZPtZEU70
While Tarasenko would certainly upgrade the Isles left-wing position, losing Noah Dobson is something the team is not interested in doing. They already have to give away Devon Toews to the Colorado Avalanche last summer and don't want to lose another young up-and-coming defenseman. Dobson is only 21, and was the team's first round pick, 12th overall in 2018. Last season he recorded 14 points in 46 games and the team believes he could become a 50-point producer.
The Blues continue to have dialogue with the Islanders, among other teams and will look to get a deal done soon. It's likely to happen once the Seattle Kraken decide who they want to select in the expansion draft July 21.
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