2014–15 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season

2014–15 St. Louis Blues
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference2nd Western
2014–15 record51–24–7
Home record27–12–2
Road record24–12–5
Goals for248
Goals against201
Team information
General managerDoug Armstrong
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainDavid Backes
Alternate captainsBarret Jackman
T. J. Oshie
Alex Pietrangelo
Alexander Steen
ArenaScottrade Center
Average attendance18,545 (96.8%)[1] (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVladimir Tarasenko (37)
AssistsAlexander Steen (40)
PointsVladimir Tarasenko (73)
Penalty minutesRyan Reaves (116)
Plus/minusVladimir Tarasenko (+27)
WinsBrian Elliott (26)
Goals against averageBrian Elliott (2.26)

The 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Off-season

Coach Ken Hitchcock was extended through this season on May 7, 2014, as were Associate Coach Brad Shaw and Assistant Coach Ray Bennett. Assistant Coach Gary Shaw and Goaltending Coach Corey Hirsch were not retained.[3] Kirk Muller, 48, was named assistant coach by General Manager Doug Armstrong on May 13, 2014. Muller was formerly head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in parts of the last three seasons.[4]

Goaltender Brian Elliott re-signed for a three-year extension on May 19, 2014, for $7.5 million. He will team with Jake Allen. Ryan Miller will become an unrestricted free agent in July.[5]

The Blues on May 27, replaced their unretained goaltending coach with Jim Corsi, formerly goaltending coach of the last 16 seasons with the Buffalo Sabres.[6]


Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues entered the playoffs as the Central Division regular season champions. The Blues took on the wild card Minnesota Wild in the first round. The Blues were defeated in six games by the Wild.

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x – Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 −8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–3–2 (home: 2–2–0 ; road: 0–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 21 St. Louis 3–4 Columbus OT Allen 11,722 0–0–1 Recap
2 September 22 St. Louis 3–4 Dallas Lundstrom 14,567 0–1–1 Recap
3 September 25 Columbus 5–4 St. Louis Elliott 11,598 0–2–1 Recap
4[a] September 27 Dallas 4–2 St. Louis Allen 0–3–1 Recap
5 September 30 Carolina 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 10,213 1–3–1 Recap
6 October 2 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Allen 12,103 2–3–1 Recap
7 October 4 St. Louis 4–5 Minnesota OT Elliott 17,342 2–3–2 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 5–3–1 (home: 3–2–0 ; road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 NY Rangers 3–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,183 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 11 Calgary 1–4 St. Louis Elliott 17,120 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 16 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles SO Elliott 18,230 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 18 St. Louis 6–1 Arizona Allen 11,100 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 19 St. Louis 0–3 Anaheim Elliott 15,687 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 23 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Allen 16,099 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 25 Chicago 2–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,434 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 28 St. Louis 4–3 Dallas OT Elliott 16,232 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 30 Anaheim 0–2 St. Louis Allen 16,723 5–3–1 11 Recap
November: 11–3–1 (home: 6–1–1 ; road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Colorado 2–3 St. Louis SO Elliott 17,498 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 November 3 St. Louis 4–3 NY Rangers SO Elliott 18,006 7–3–1 15 Recap
12 November 4 St. Louis 1–0 New Jersey Allen 15,102 8–3–1 17 Recap
13 November 6 New Jersey 3–4 St. Louis Allen 16,523 9–3–1 19 Recap
14 November 8 Nashville 2–1 St. Louis Elliott 18,869 9–4–1 19 Recap
15 November 11 Buffalo 1–6 St. Louis Elliott 17,570 10–4–1 21 Recap
16 November 13 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis Allen 15,702 11–4–1 23 Recap
17 November 15 Washington 1–4 St. Louis Elliott 19,339 12–4–1 25 Recap
18 November 18 St. Louis 0–2 Boston Elliott 17,565 12–5–1 25 Recap
19 November 20 St. Louis 1–4 Montreal Allen 21,287 12–6–1 25 Recap
20 November 22 St. Louis 3–2 Ottawa Elliott 18,479 13–6–1 27 Recap
21 November 23 St. Louis 4–2 Winnipeg Allen 15,006 14–6–1 29 Recap
22 November 25 Ottawa 3–2 St. Louis SO Allen 16,680 14–6–2 30 Recap
23 November 28 Edmonton 3–4 St. Louis OT Allen 17,666 15–6–2 32 Recap
24 November 29 St. Louis 3–2 Minnesota SO Allen 19,124 16–6–2 34 Recap
December: 6–6–1 (home: 4–1–0 ; road: 2–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 3 St. Louis 1–4 Chicago Allen 21,514 16–7–2 34 Recap
26 December 4 St. Louis 3–4 Nashville Brodeur 16,409 16–8–2 34 Recap
27 December 6 St. Louis 6–4 NY Islanders Brodeur 16,170 17–8–2 36 Recap
28 December 8 Florida 2–4 St. Louis Brodeur 17,330 18–8–2 38 Recap
29 December 11 NY Islanders 3–6 St. Louis Allen 18,028 19–8–2 40 Recap
30 December 13 St. Louis 3–2 Colorado OT Allen 17,806 20–8–2 42 Recap
31 December 16 Los Angeles 2–5 St. Louis Allen 17,212 21–8–2 44 Recap
32 December 18 St. Louis 4–6 Los Angeles Brodeur 18,230 21–9–2 44 Recap
33 December 20 St. Louis 2–3 San Jose OT Allen 17,562 21–9–3 45 Recap
34 December 23 St. Louis 0–5 Colorado Allen 17,634 21–10–3 45 Recap
35 December 27 Dallas 4–3 St. Louis Allen 19,683 21–11–3 45 Recap
36 December 29 Colorado 0–3 St. Louis Brodeur 19,749 22–11–3 47 Recap
37 December 30 St. Louis 2–3 Nashville Elliott 17,401 22–12–3 47 Recap
January: 9–1–1 (home: 6–0–1 ; road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 2 St. Louis 3–4 Anaheim Brodeur 17,174 22–13–3 47 Recap
39 January 3 St. Louis 7–2 San Jose Elliott 17,562 23–13–3 49 Recap
40 January 6 St. Louis 6–0 Arizona Elliott 10,876 24–13–3 51 Recap
41 January 8 San Jose 2–7 St. Louis Elliott 19,220 25–13–3 53 Recap
42 January 10 Carolina 4–5 St. Louis SO Allen 19,411 26–13–3 55 Recap
43 January 13 Edmonton 2–4 St. Louis Allen 18,279 27–13–3 57 Recap
44 January 15 Detroit 3–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 18,543 27–13–4 58 Recap
45 January 17 Toronto 0–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,626 28–13–4 60 Recap
46 January 19 Colorado 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,187 29–13–4 62 Recap
47 January 29 Nashville 4–5 St. Louis SO Elliott 19,477 30–13–4 64 Recap
48 January 30 St. Louis 3–2 Carolina SO Allen 13,287 31–13–4 66 Recap
February: 9–5–0 (home: 3–4–0 ; road: 6–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 1 St. Louis 4–3 Washington Elliott 18,506 32–13–4 68 Recap
50 February 3 Tampa Bay 1–2 St. Louis OT Elliott 17,223 33–13–4 70 Recap
51 February 5 St. Louis 3–0 Buffalo Allen 18,912 34–13–4 72 Recap
52 February 6 St. Louis 1–7 Columbus Elliott 16,321 34–14–4 72 Recap
53 February 8 Chicago 4–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,657 34–15–4 72 Recap
54 February 10 Arizona 1–2 St. Louis Allen 17,312 35–15–4 74 Recap
55 February 12 St. Louis 6–3 Tampa Bay Elliott 18,926 36–15–4 76 Recap
56 February 15 St. Louis 2–1 Florida SO Elliott 11,859 37–15–4 78 Recap
57 February 17 Dallas 4–1 St. Louis Elliott 18,830 37–16–4 78 Recap
58 February 20 Boston 1–5 St. Louis Allen 19,172 38–16–4 80 Recap
59 February 21 Pittsburgh 4–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,621 38–17–4 80 Recap
60 February 24 Montreal 5–2 St. Louis Allen 19,383 38–18–4 80 Recap
61 February 26 St. Louis 2–1 Winnipeg SO Elliott 15,016 39–18–4 82 Recap
62 February 28 St. Louis 2–1 Edmonton Elliott 16,839 40–18–4 84 Recap
March: 6–5–3 (home: 2–3–0 ; road: 4–2–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
63 March 1 St. Louis 5–6 Vancouver SO Allen 18,870 40–18–5 85 Recap
64 March 5 St. Louis 1–3 Philadelphia Elliott 12,531 40–19–5 85 Recap
65 March 7 St. Louis 6–1 Toronto Elliott 19,108 41–19–5 87 Recap
66 March 10 Winnipeg 4–5 St. Louis Elliott 19,297 42–19–5 89 Recap
67 March 12 Philadelphia 0–1 St. Louis SO Elliott 19,600 43–19–5 91 Recap
68 March 14 Minnesota 3–1 St. Louis Elliott 19,638 43–20–5 91 Recap
69 March 15 St. Louis 3–0 Dallas Allen 18,532 44–20–5 93 Recap
70 March 17 St. Louis 4–0 Calgary Elliott 19,289 45–20–5 95 Recap
71 March 19 St. Louis 1–2 Winnipeg SO Elliott 15,016 45–20–6 96 Recap
72 March 21 St. Louis 3–6 Minnesota Elliott 19,204 45–21–6 96 Recap
73 March 22 St. Louis 1–2 Detroit OT Allen 20,027 45–21–7 97 Recap
74 March 24 St. Louis 3–2 Pittsburgh OT Allen 18,631 46–21–7 99 Recap
75 March 28 Columbus 4–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,431 46–22–7 99 Recap
76 March 30 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Elliott 19,204 46–23–7 99 Recap
April: 5–1–0 (home: 3–1–0 ; road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 2 Calgary 1–4 St. Louis Allen 19,308 47–23–7 101 Recap
78 April 3 St. Louis 7–5 Dallas Elliott 18,532 48–23–7 103 Recap
79 April 5 St. Louis 2–1 Chicago Allen 22,017 49–23–7 105 Recap
80 April 7 Winnipeg 1–0 St. Louis Allen 19,616 49–24–7 105 Recap
81 April 9 Chicago 1–2 St. Louis Allen 19,751 50–24–7 107 Recap
82 April 11 Minnesota 2–4 St. Louis Elliott 19,155 51–24–7 109 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild: Minnesota wins 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 16 Minnesota 4–2 St. Louis Allen 19,671 0–1 Recap
2 April 18 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis Allen 19,243 1–1 Recap
3 April 20 St. Louis 0–3 Minnesota Allen 19,165 1–2 Recap
4 April 22 St. Louis 6–1 Minnesota Allen 19,390 2–2 Recap
5 April 24 Minnesota 4–1 St. Louis Allen 19,653 2–3 Recap
6 April 26 St. Louis 1–4 Minnesota Allen 19,318 2–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats[7]

Skaters

Regular Season  
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Vladimir Tarasenko 77 37 36 73 27 31
Alexander Steen 74 24 40 64 8 33
Jaden Schwartz 75 28 35 63 13 16
David Backes 80 26 32 58 7 104
T. J. Oshie 72 19 36 55 17 51
Paul Stastny 74 16 30 46 5 40
Alex Pietrangelo 81 7 39 46 −2 28
Kevin Shattenkirk 56 8 36 44 19 52
Jori Lehtera 75 14 30 44 21 48
Patrik Berglund 77 12 15 27 −2 26
Dmitrij Jaskin 54 13 5 18 7 16
Barret Jackman 80 2 13 15 3 47
Jay Bouwmeester 72 2 11 13 7 24
Steve Ott 78 3 9 12 −8 86
Ryan Reaves 81 6 6 12 −3 116
Carl Gunnarsson 61 2 10 12 10 2
Chris Butler 33 3 6 9 8 23
Ian Cole‡
(traded on 3/2/15)		 54 4 5 9 16 44
Maxim Lapierre‡
(traded on 1/27/15)		 45 2 7 9 −2 16
Joakim Lindstrom‡
(traded on 3/2/15)		 34 3 3 6 −8 8
Zbynek Michalek†
(acquired on 3/2/15)		 15 2 2 4 3 6
Olli Jokinen†
(acquired on 3/2/15)		 8 1 2 3 3 0
Marcel Goc†
(acquired on 1/27/15)		 31 1 2 3 −1 4
Petteri Lindbohm 23 2 1 3 −1 26
Chris Porter 24 1 1 2 −3 6
Robert Bortuzzo†
(acquired on 3/2/15)		 13 1 1 2 −3 25
Ty Rattie 11 0 2 2 0 2
Magnus Paajarvi 10 0 1 1 −2 6
Colin Fraser 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Jordan Leopold‡
(traded on 11/15/14)		 7 0 0 0 0 2

‡Traded away mid-season, date in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, acquired date in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only.
Bold = leading team in category.


Playoffs  
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk 6 0 8 8 2 2
Vladimir Tarasenko 6 6 1 7 −4 0
Alexander Steen 6 1 3 4 −3 2
Patrik Berglund 6 2 2 4 4 0
Jaden Schwartz 6 1 2 3 −2 0
David Backes 6 1 1 2 2 2
T. J. Oshie 6 1 1 2 −3 0
Alex Pietrangelo 6 0 2 2 1 0
Jori Lehtera 5 0 2 2 −2 0
Chris Porter 3 0 1 1 1 0
Paul Stastny 6 1 0 1 −3 4
Ryan Reaves 6 1 0 1 1 0
Dmitrij Jaskin 6 0 1 1 1 2
Barret Jackman 6 0 0 0 −1 4
Steve Ott 6 0 0 0 0 26
Marcel Goc 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Zbynek Michalek 6 0 0 0 −2 4
Jay Bouwmeester 6 0 0 0 −1 2
Carl Gunnarsson 6 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott 46 45 2546 26 14 3 96 2.26 1150 .917 5 0 3 0
Jake Allen 37 32 2077 22 7 4 79 2.28 909 .913 4 0 2 2
Martin Brodeur 7 5 356 3 3 0 17 2.87 169 .899 1 0 0 0
Totals 53 49 2,981 32 13 4 117 2.35 1,346 .913 6 0 2 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jake Allen 6 6 328 2 4 12 2.20 125 .904 0 0 0 0
Brian Elliott 1 0 26 0 0 1 2.31 7 .857 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
V. Tarasenko NHL First Star of the Week[8] November 3, 2014
V. Tarasenko NHL Third Star of the Week[9] November 10, 2014
J. Lehtera NHL First Star of the Week[10] November 17, 2014
V. Tarasenko NHL Second Star of the Month[11] December 1, 2014
T. Oshie NHL First Star of the Week[12] January 5, 2015
V. Tarasenko NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015
K. Shattenkirk NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015
D. Backes NHL First Star of the Week[14] January 12, 2015
B. Elliott NHL All-Star game replacement selection[15] January 22, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
J. Lehtera 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014
P. Stastny 300th Career NHL Assist October 11, 2014
J. Lindstrom 100th Career NHL Game October 16, 2014
S. Ott 700th Career NHL Game October 18, 2014
D. Backes 200th Career NHL Assist October 18, 2014
J. Lehtera 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 18, 2014
P. Lindbohm 1st Career NHL Game October 19, 2014
R. Reaves 200th Career NHL Game October 23, 2014
V. Tarasenko 1st Career NHL Hat Trick October 28, 2014
J. Lehtera 1st Career NHL Hat Trick November 11, 2014
K. Shattenkirk 300th Career NHL Game November 18, 2014
D. Backes 600th Career NHL Game December 20, 2014
V. Tarasenko 200th Career NHL Point December 27, 2014
T. Oshie 400th Career NHL Game December 30, 2014
T. Oshie 100th Career NHL Goal January 3, 2015
J. Schwartz 100th Career NHL Goal January 3, 2015
A. Steen 400th Career NHL Point January 13, 2015
A. Pietrangelo 200th Career NHL Point January 30, 2015
A. Steen 400th Career NHL Game February 3, 2015
D. Backes 400th Career NHL Point March 1, 2015
B. Elliott 30th Career NHL Shutout March 17, 2015
Z. Michalek 700th Career NHL Game March 19, 2015
P. Stastny 500th Career NHL Point March 21, 2015
J. Schwartz 200th Career NHL Game March 28, 2015
T. Oshie 200th Career NHL Assist April 3, 2015
B. Jackman 800th Career NHL Game April 5, 2015
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
J. Lehtera 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
D. Jaskin 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
V. Tarasenko 1st Career Playoff Assist April 16, 2015
V. Tarasenko 1st Career Playoff Hat-trick April 18, 2015
J. Lehtera 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 18, 2015
R. Reaves 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 22, 2015
D. Jaskin 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 22, 2015

Transactions

Following the end of the Blues' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date
Details
June 28, 2014[16][17] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Roman Polak (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
Carl Gunnarsson (D)
CGY's 4th round (94th) pick in 2014
November 15, 2014[18] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Leopold (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
5th-round pick in 2016
January 27, 2015[19] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Maxim Lapierre (C) 		To St. Louis Blues
Marcel Goc (C)
February 26, 2015[20] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Future Considerations 		To St. Louis Blues
Adam Cracknell (RW)
March 2, 2015[21] To Arizona Coyotes
Maxim Letunov (F) 		To St. Louis Blues
Zbynek Michalek (D)
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015[22] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ian Cole (D) 		To St. Louis Blues
Robert Bortuzzo (D)
7th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015[23] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Joakim Lindstrom (F)
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2016 		To St. Louis Blues
Olli Jokinen (F)

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Paul Stastny (C) Colorado Avalanche 4 years, $28 million [24][25]
July 4, 2014 John McCarthy (F) San Jose Sharks 1 year, $600,000 [26]
July 16, 2014 Benn Ferriero (C) Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $600,000 [27]
July 16, 2014 Chris Butler (D) Calgary Flames 1 year, $650,000 [28]
July 21, 2014 Jeremy Welsh (F) Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $550,000 [29]
July 21, 2014 Nate Prosser (D) Minnesota Wild 1 year, $700,000 [30]
July 29, 2014 Peter Mueller (F) Kloten Flyers 1 year, $700,000 [31]
September 5, 2014 Colin Fraser (C) Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $650,000 [32]
September 28, 2014 Dmitrii Sergeev (D) Kitchener Rangers 3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract [33]
December 2, 2014 Martin Brodeur (G) New Jersey Devils 1 year, $700,000 [34]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Ryan Miller (G) Vancouver Canucks 3 years, $18 million [35]
July 1, 2014 Adam Cracknell (RW) Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000 [36]
July 1, 2014 Taylor Chorney (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $550,000 [37]
July 1, 2014 Alexandre Bolduc (F) Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $600,000 [38]
July 10, 2014 Vladimir Sobotka (F) Avangard Omsk 3 years, $12 million [39]
July 11, 2014 Brenden Morrow (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1.55 million [40]
July 15, 2014 Derek Roy (C) Nashville Predators 1 year, $1 million [41]

Lost via waivers

Player New Team Date Acquired Ref
Nate Prosser Minnesota Wild October 2, 2014 [42]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
January 29, 2015 Martin Brodeur [43]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 26, 2014 Patrik Berglund (C) 3 years, $11.1 million contract extension [44][45]
July 1, 2014 Phil McRae (C) 1 year, $600,000 [46]
July 1, 2014 Brent Regner (D) 1 year, $550,000 [46]
July 1, 2014 Jori Lehtera (C) 2 years, $5.5 million [47]
July 5, 2014 Pat Cannone (F) 1 year, $550,000 [26]
July 8, 2014 Sebastian Wannstrom (F) 1 year, $600,000 [26]
July 9, 2014 David Shields (D) 1 year, $600,000 [48]
July 10, 2014 Steve Ott (C) 2 years, $2.6 million [49]
July 21, 2014 Ivan Barbashev (F) 3 year, $2.41 million entry-level contract [50]
September 2, 2014 Robby Fabbri (C) 3 year, entry-level contract [51]
September 27, 2014 Jaden Schwartz (C) 2 years, $4.7 million [52]
March 10, 2015 Colton Parayko (D) 2 year, entry-level contract [53]
May 28, 2015 Jordan Schmaltz (D) 3 year, entry-level contract [54]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 21 Robby Fabbri Center Canada Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
2 33[a] Ivan Barbashev Center / Left wing Russia Russia Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 52 Maxim Letunov Center Russia Russia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
3 82 Jake Walman Defense Canada Canada Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)
4 94[b] Ville Husso Goaltender Finland Finland HIFK (Liiga)
4 110[c] Austin Poganski Right wing United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5 124[d] Jaedon Descheneau Right wing Canada Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 172 Chandler Yakimowicz Right wing United States United States London Knights (OHL)
6 176[e] Samuel Blais Left wing Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 202 Dwyer Tschantz Right wing United States United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
Draft notes
  • a Edmonton's second-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2013 that sent David Perron to Edmonton, in exchange for Magnus Paajarvi, and this pick.[55]
  • b The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Roman Polak to Toronto in exchange for Carl Gunnarsson and this pick.[56]
         Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 29, 2013 that sent Joe Colborne to Calgary in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[57] The condition – If Calgary fails to qualify for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs then this pick will remain a fourth-round pick in 2014 – was converted on March 30, 2014.
  • c Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent B. J. Crombeen and a fifth-round pick in 2014 to Tampa Bay, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[58]
  • St. Louis's fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators, as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[59]
  • d Calgary's fifth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013 that sent Kris Russell to Calgary, in exchange for this pick.[60]
  • St. Louis's fifth-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning, as the result of a trade on July 10, 2012 that sent fourth-round picks in 2013 and 2014 to St. Louis, in exchange for B. J. Crombeen and this pick.[58]
  • e Boston's sixth-round pick will go to St. Louis, as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Wade Redden to Boston, in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[61] The condition – St. Louis will receive a sixth-round pick in 2014 if Redden appears in one playoff game in the 2013 for the Bruins – was converted on May 1, 2013.[62]

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