After Friday’s practice and the one-on-one conversations that Craig Berube had with his players, it’s pretty clear that the lines were going to be adjusted. With the depth the Blues have among their top nine, these new lines shouldn’t be seen as a punishment - Jordan Kyrou can play just as well being centered by Brayden Schenn as he can being centered by Ryan O’Reilly.
Shifting Pavel Buchnevich back with Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko is a no-brainer. The offense hasn’t been the Blues’ issue this season, but against Carolina firepower is going to help. That’s a firepower line.