Texier last played on Jan. 14 against Calgary, and was a healthy scratch for the last six games before entering on the top line in Colorado.

Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! It is the last day of January. The NHL has four games on the schedule today. As always, we will go around the league and examine each game, concluding with our prediction.

Join Blues alumni and first responders for a charity hockey game in East Alton, supporting the Madison County Fallen Officers Memorial Fund.

St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery was an assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, that he’s not made the postseason.

Saad is leaving $4.5 million on the table with St. Louis after the two sides agreed to terminate his contract following his waiver clearance.

The St. Louis Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, and both teams are trying to break out of slumps.

In 119 previous regular-season matchups, the Avalanche are 62-44-13 against the Blues. The Avs have won all three playoff series against the Blues, winning 4-1 in the 2001 Western Conference Final, 4-0 in the 2021 First Round and 4-2 in the 2022 Western Conference Second Round.

The St. Louis Blues officially parted ways with forward Brandon Saad and the veteran will officially become a free agent on Friday, meaning all NHL teams will have a fair shot at landing him. One of those franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs, is among the teams expected to make a strong push to sign him.

Earlier in the week, when Brandon Saad was placed on waivers, St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong indicated he didn’t have any plans to recall a forward from the Springfield Thunderbirds to take his spot.

He wasn’t a free agent for long after his contract termination in St. Louis. Full details below:

Boqvist becomes the third defenseman the Islanders acquired within the last week after bringing Tony DeAngelo in last Friday before acquiring Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues on Monday.