St. Louis Blues re-sign Jacob de la Rose

 

The St. Louis Blues have re-signed left wing Jacob de la Rose to a one-year contract, worth $700,000. De la Rose, 25, was acquired by the Blues on November 6, 2019 from the Detroit Red Wings for left wing/center Robby Fabbri. De la Rose, would end up playing in 34 games for the Blues. De la Rose had 1 goal with 4 assists, 5 points, and a -1. Combined between the Red Wings and Blues, de la Rose played in 50 games with 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points, and a plus 2. 

De la Rose played in 5 of the Blues playoff games. De la Rose had 88 hits, which were 5th best on the team (120 total combined between the Red Wings and Blues). The hits were de la Rose's 2nd most in his career. De la Rose's most hits were 127 in the 2017-2018 season with the Montreal Canadiens. 

Overall, de la Rose has played 6 NHL season. De la Rose has played 229 games with 13 goals, 24 assists, 37 points, and a -27. In the playoffs, de la Rose has played 17 games and is a -1. 

De la Rose might not show up much on the scoring side of things, but he plays solid hockey. He doesn't make many mistakes. He showed that he can play Craig Berube style hockey. 

St. Louis Blues trade Allen to Canadiens

 

The St. Louis Blues have traded goalie Jake Allen, and a 2022 7th round draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2020 3rd round pick (via Washington Capitals), and 2020 7th round pick (via Chicago Blackhawks). Allen, 30, went 12-6-3 last season with 2 shutouts, a .927 saver percentage, and a 2.15 goals against average. The season before, (2018-2019), Allen ended up losing his job as the Blues starting goalie to rookie Jordan Binnington. Allen took it as a professional and didn't complain. The Blues ended up winning their first ever Stanley Cup in franchise history over the Boston Bruins. 

Allen's best season as a starter for the Blues came in 2016-2017. In that season, Allen played a career high 61 games, 60 starts with a record of 33-20-5 with 4 shutouts, a .915 save percentage, and a 2.42 goals against average. Allen's most shutouts in a season were 6 in 2015-2016. 

Allen leaves the Blues with 289 games played (2nd most for goalies in franchise history), 148 career wins (2nd), 21 shutouts (2nd), and 4 assists (5th). 

Overall, Allen has played 7 NHL seasons. Allen has a has played 289 games, 271 starts with a record of 148-94-26 with 21 shutouts, a .913 save percentage, and a 2.50 goals against average. In the playoffs, Allen has played 29 games, 23 starts with a record of 11-12 with a .924 save percentage, and a 2.06 goals against average. 

With Allen being trade the Blues get rid of $4.35 million in cap space. The Blues main focus this offseason is to re-sign captain Alex Pietrangelo. So it makes since for the Blues to clear cap space. The Blues backup goalie next season will probably be Ville Husso. I can see the Blues bringing someone into camp who has NHL experience to battle with Husso.