Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic (mailbag): It seems St. Louis and the league cannot get enough of the Vladimir Tarasenko trade rumors. Tangible Vladimir Tarasenko trade speculation started last summer when he had concerns about shoulder surgeries.
Ryan O’Reilly was named captain but that was minor compared to what snowballed. Tarasenko listed ten teams yet there is a possibility he goes outside that ten to facilitate a deal. Time will tell.
Guessing what Tarasenko’s retention rate will be is speculative. If it is a deal just for Tarasenko, easily could be 50%.