First-round picks Adam Jiricek and Justin Carbonneau were among the 20 players cut from the Blues’ training camp roster on Sunday afternoon as the group was trimmed to 33 players.
The Blues reassigned Carbonneau to his junior team in the QMJHL, where he will remain until his season with Blainville-Boisbriand ends in the spring. Carbonneau was the team’s first-round pick this year, and had a goal and an assist in three preseason games with the Blues.
Jirieck was sent to Brantford in the OHL, even though he was eligible to play at AHL affiliate Springfield. He was the team’s first-round pick in 2024.
Here are the rest of the cuts the Blues made:
— Nikita Alexandrov and Hugh McGing cleared waivers, and were assigned to AHL affiliate Springfield.
— Forwards Dylan Peterson, Simon Robertsson, Nikita Susuev, Juraj Pekarcik and Jakub Stancl, defensemen Samuel Johannesson, Michael Buchinger, Marc-Andre Gaudet and Quinton Burns, and goaltenders Vadim Zherenko and Will Cranley were assigned to AHL affiliate Springfield.
— AHL-contracted forwards Sam Bitten, Matthew Peca, Sam Stange and Christopher Wagner, and defenseman Anthony Kehrer were sent to Springfield.
— Carbonneau (Blainville-Boisebriand) and Jiricek (Brantford) were the only players sent back to juniors.
— The Blues also waived forward Matt Luff and defenseman Corey Schueneman on Sunday. They will likely be assigned to Springfield if they clear on Monday.
Among the players that remain in Blues camp are Dalibor Dvorsky and Otto Stenberg, a pair of 2023 first-round picks that have impressed the St. Louis coaching staff at different points of training camp. Milan Lucic (professional tryout) is also in camp still, though he has been held out of practice since Tuesday due to a groin injury.
There are two more players that are expected to be waived in order to be sent to Springfield: defenseman Hunter Skinner and goaltender Colten Ellis.
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Matthew DeFranks | Post-Dispatch
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