The St. Louis Blues, like all sports franchises, are looking to do what is best for their chances to win immediately and into the future. However, there are rumblings that they are giving up on the future with recent insurance signings.
For those that missed the news, the Blues signed Troy Brouwer and Jamie McGinn to professional tryout contracts. These are going to be team friendly deals one way or the other because players that are in a position to be on PTO deals are not in a position of power.
Viewing those two players in a vacuum, the reason the Blues would look at them is because they have been through the battles before.