Blues place Brandon Saad on waivers

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced Tuesday that the club is placing veteran forward Brandon Saad on waivers.

The 32-year-old has seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 43 games this season.

Saad has one more year at a $4.5M average annual value (AAV)

Last season, Saad racked up 26 goals, the most since the 2015-16 season when he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Saad finished the season with 42 points in 82 games.

Saad signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Blues as a free agent on July 29, 2021. During his first season with the Blues, Saad tallied 24 goals and 25 assists for 49 points in 78 games, adding five points in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

The two-time Stanley Cup champion was recently named to the Chicago Blackhawks Quarter-Century team. The Pittsburgh native spent seven years in Chicago and was a pivotal part of their Stanley Cup runs in 2012-13 and 2014-15. During his time in the Windy City, Saad notched 114 goals and 127 assists for 241 points in 428 regular season contests. Over the course of 906 career games, Saad has tallied 260 goals and 515 points with Chicago, Columbus, Colorado and St. Louis.

St. Louis enters Tuesday sitting five points back of the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference with a 23-24-4 record. The Blues are slated to face the Colorado Avalanche on Friday and Utah Hockey Club on Sunday.