Pavel Buchnevich [W/C]

• Age: 29
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 196

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	80	27	36	63	3	48	0.79
Career	692	205	308	513	52	279	0.74
Forecast	81	32	43	75	-	-	0.93

He is coming off the poorest of his three seasons with the Blues. Buchnevich was not bad, just not the point-per-game player he had been in his first two seasons in St. Louis. That was partly because he missed a number of scoring chances he had previously buried–his shooting percentage dropped from 21.1% in 2022-23 to 13% in 2023-24.

Radek Faksa [C]

• Age: 30
• Ht: 6-3
• Wt: 216

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
Dal	74	7	12	19	0	20	0.26
Career	780	96	138	234	-11	413	0.30
Forecast	75	8	9	17	-	-	0.23

Faksa's offensive numbers have dropped in the last several campaigns, as has his ice time (12:31 TOI/GP in '23-24). The Czech forward plays most of his minutes in a checking role; he is trusted to shut down opponents and kill penalties. Also, veteran Faksa has won at least 54 percent of his face-offs in each of the past four seasons.

Dylan Holloway [LW]

• Age: 23
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 207

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
Edm	38	6	3	9	-1	29	0.24
Career	244	60	85	145	30	86	0.59
Forecast	81	23	20	43	-	-	0.53

Injuries, including a pair of wrist surgeries, have hampered Holloway's development. When healthy, he is fast, physical and a pain-in-the-butt forechecker who can generate offense off the rush or by powering his way to the crease area. His upside was on display in the '24 playoffs; he provided secondary scoring and improving defense.

Mathieu Joseph [RW/LW]

• Age: 27
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 190

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
Ott	72	11	24	35	-4	51	0.49
Career	491	64	104	168	4	211	0.34
Forecast	79	13	21	34	-	-	0.43

This season, Joseph will try to build on his career-best 24 assists and 35 points with the Senators in '23-24. He also posted career highs in games played (72) and shots on goal (124). The offensive improvement came even though he notched zero points on the power play and saw few minutes with the extra man. He is versatile and handy.

Jordan Kyrou [RW]

• Age: 26
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 189

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	31	36	67	-12	22	0.82
Career	505	173	219	392	-30	118	0.78
Forecast	80	36	40	76	-	-	0.95

The Toronto native will try to build on his team-leading 31 goals, 10 of which came in his final 13 games of 2023-24. That late-season burst helped make up for a woeful start that saw him score just five goals in his first 29 games, so he is prone to peaks and valleys. His plus/minus rating also took a major leap forward last season.

Jake Neighbours [LW]

• Age: 22
• Ht: 6-0
• Wt: 201

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	77	27	11	38	-16	21	0.49
Career	299	75	66	141	-42	166	0.47
Forecast	80	25	24	49	-	-	0.61

The 2020 first-rounder provided the Blues with an unlikely shot of goal-scoring prowess in his first full NHL season. His willingness to get to the dirty areas led to him scoring 27 goals, tied for second on the team in '23-24. Twenty of his goals were scored from in front of the net, despite averaging just 15:42 of overall ice time.

Brandon Saad [LW]

• Age: 31
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 207

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	26	16	42	-4	20	0.51
Career	984	269	269	538	36	182	0.55
Forecast	80	24	21	45	-	-	0.56

The 31-year-old is not terribly exciting, but he is productive: Saad reached the 20-goal mark for the seventh time last season and topped 25 goals for the first time since 2015-16. He also led the team with seven game-winning goals, including two in overtime. Saad's ability to produce while playing up and down the lineup is valuable.

Brayden Schenn [C/W]

• Age: 33
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 199

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	20	26	46	-22	56	0.56
Career	1120	302	438	740	-71	685	0.66
Forecast	77	19	28	47	-	-	0.61

He navigated through some huge valleys in his first campaign as Blues captain. Schenn reached 20 goals again in 2023-24, but he had stretches of nine, 16 and 18 games without a goal and 12 contests without a point. His 46 points were his fewest for a full season in a decade, and his minus-22 rating was the worst among Blues forwards.

Oskar Sundqvist [C/RW]

• Age: 30
• Ht: 6-3
• Wt: 210

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	71	6	15	21	-6	32	0.30
Career	545	67	114	181	-40	231	0.33
Forecast	46	4	7	11	-	-	0.24

Sundqvist's 2023-24 reunion with the Blues was going well and yielded a contract extension before it ended in late March with a torn ACL in his right knee that needed surgery. It is uncertain if he will be ready to go for the start of 2024-25. He is not a huge scorer but can play on special teams, and he goes to the front of the net.

Alexandre Texier [RW/LW]

• Age: 25
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 196

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
CBJ	78	12	18	30	-5	38	0.38
Career	302	50	66	116	-6	128	0.38
Forecast	78	13	22	35	-	-	0.45

The 25-year-old is coming off his best offensive season in the NHL, which came after he spent a season in Switzerland while dealing with family issues. However, Texier has yet to develop into a top-six forward. He did not get a lot of power-play ice time in '23-24, but his speed and smarts are definitely assets on the penalty kill.

Robert Thomas [C]

• Age: 25
• Ht: 6-0
• Wt: 207

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	26	60	86	9	48	1.05
Career	549	135	339	474	69	182	0.86
Forecast	80	29	56	85	-	-	1.06

Trying to build on a career year, Thomas led St. Louis in assists and points in 2023-24–with career highs in both (and goals, too). He was the Blues' fourth player since 2000 to have 80-plus points. Despite spending most of his ice time against opponents' top lines, he was on the ice for 60 five-on-five goals for and only 42 against.

Alexey Toropchenko [LW]

• Age: 25
• Ht: 6-6
• Wt: 225

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	14	7	21	-3	30	0.26
Career	333	34	40	74	-18	110	0.22
Forecast	81	12	13	25	-	-	0.31

Few players had as much impact in limited ice time in '23-24 as the 25-year-old did while playing 12:31 per game. He was third on St. Louis with 165 hits, led team forwards with 55 blocked shots and scored twice while shorthanded and 12 times at even strength. He is one of the team's best forecheckers, backcheckers and shot-blockers.

Philip Broberg

• Age: 23
• Ht: 6-4
• Wt: 210

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
Edm	12	0	2	2	-3	0	0.17
Career	249	20	69	89	29	46	0.36
Forecast	77	4	22	26	-	-	0.34

The 23-year-old is still trying to work his way beyond a depth role, although stepping in and playing all seven games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final should help. He is still learning to pick his spots on when to pinch and is sanding down some of the rough edges that have kept him from becoming a full-time NHL defenseman to this point.

Justin Faulk

• Age: 32
• Ht: 6-0
• Wt: 208

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	60	2	28	30	-2	39	0.50
Career	1078	149	358	507	-75	532	0.47
Forecast	77	8	27	35	-	-	0.45

Faulk's 13th NHL season was derailed by injuries that cost him 22 games in 2023-24. He struggled after returning from a high ankle sprain, and his two goals were his fewest in any National Hockey League campaign. Though Faulk remains a minute muncher, his average ice time in '23-24 (21:58 TOI/GP) was actually his lowest since '19-20.

Matthew Kessel

• Age: 24
• Ht: 6-2
• Wt: 205

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	39	1	6	7	0	12	0.18
Career	111	3	12	15	1	38	0.14
Forecast	72	4	12	16	-	-	0.22

Taking advantage of a few blueline injuries, Kessel showed he was ready for the NHL last campaign, albeit in a relatively limited role (16:48 TOI/GP). He has never been a big point producer at any level, but he did the job in his own zone and finished with an even plus/minus rating for a team that was badly outscored at five on five.

Nick Leddy

• Age: 33
• Ht: 6-0
• Wt: 205

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	3	25	28	14	14	0.34
Career	1074	76	347	423	-45	209	0.39
Forecast	79	2	21	23	-	-	0.29

At 33, Leddy no longer produces points the way he did a few years ago, partly because he now sees little power-play time. His speed and ability to devour minutes (22:22 TOI/GP in '23-24) continue to make him valuable. He has never been a physical defenseman but kills penalties and will give up his body to block shots (127 in '23-24).

Colton Parayko

• Age: 31
• Ht: 6-6
• Wt: 228

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	82	10	16	26	4	23	0.32
Career	817	81	237	318	58	225	0.39
Forecast	81	7	18	25	-	-	0.31

In 2023-24, no NHL player blocked more shots than Parayko (218), no defenseman had more than his 73 takeaways and no one on the Blues averaged more minutes (23:52 TOI/GP). He played all 82 games for the first time since 2017-18 and registered double figures in goals for the first time since '19-20. It might have been his best season.

Scott Perunovich

• Age: 26
• Ht: 5-10
• Wt: 175

'23-24	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	P/GP
StL	54	0	17	17	1	12	0.31
Career	108	2	30	32	0	30	0.30
Forecast	70	3	31	34	-	-	0.49

A litany of injuries has slowed the 2020 Hobey Baker Award winner since he turned pro; his 54 games played in 2023-24 were a career high. Perunovich was a high-scoring defenseman in the NCAA and has averaged more than a point per game in the AHL, but he has not notched a goal in 73 NHL contests and seems reluctant to shoot sometimes.

Jordan Binnington

• Age: 31
• Ht: 6-1
• Wt: 174

'23-24	GP	W	L	OT	SO	GAA	Sv%
StL	57	28	21	5	3	2.84	0.913
Career	382	187	139	44	19	2.85	0.903
Forecast	53	28	-	-	2	2.93	0.908

The sometimes hot-headed 31-year-old got off to an inconsistent start last season but bounced back and was arguably the Blues' MVP. Binnington's goals-against average was below 3.00 for the first time since 2020-21, and his save percentage was the highest since 2018-19–when he came out of nowhere to lead the Blues to the Stanley Cup.

Joel Hofer

• Age: 24
• Ht: 6-5
• Wt: 193

'23-24	GP	W	L	OT	SO	GAA	Sv%
StL	30	15	12	1	1	2.65	0.913
Career	129	66	40	11	9	2.61	0.91
Forecast	34	15	-	-	1	2.86	0.91

He will try to build on a successful first full NHL season, one that saw his playing time increase as '23-24 wore on. His play improved as he got accustomed to the pace of the NHL, learned to relax and found out how to deal with the grind of an 82-game schedule. His .914 save percentage placed him ninth in the NHL (minimum 25 games).