If Blues fans were expecting Doug Armstrong to make a splash on the first day of free agency, they may have been disappointed. If fans were waiting for the fates of Mike Hoffman and Jaden Schwartz, they also were probably disappointed.
The free agent period has a lot of time left, but as it stands, Vladimir Tarasenko’s contract is still on the books and he’s still on the Blues. Jaden Schwartz and Mike Hoffman, however, are neither.
Jaden Schwartz has signed a deal with the Seattle Kraken worth $5.5 million a season. If that doesn’t seem like much of a raise from his Blues’ contract, you’re not wrong.