The St. Louis Blues are not the only team making significant roster moves today as many teams are making tough decisions on who to keep and who to put on waivers.
Jaskin was making $1.1m and Thorburn was earning $900k. Thorburn will be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) at the end of the year, while Jaskin will be a restricted free agent (RFA) at the year’s end.
These moves will free up some salary cap space, but not much. Any little bit helps though, the Blues are right up against the salary cap even with these subtractions.