Kessel, 24, began the season in the NHL and played 26 games before he was sent down on Dec. 14 to make space for the acquisition of Cam Fowler.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in ...

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong is starting to remove dead weight from his roster, but that process won't be easy.