Since the start of the 2021 season, fans have had an eye on the Blues’ contract talks with left winger Jaden Schwartz. A 2010 first round draft pick (14th overall), Schwartz has become one of the longest standing members of the Blues along with Vladimir Tarasenko.
As the season went forward, it looked increasingly like the team and Schwartz would wait until the offseason to discuss terms of any new deal. Schwartz’s current contract was a five year deal with an AAV of $5,350,000; the last year saw Schwartz paid an actual salary of $4 million, the lowest of the deal.