As we continue our examination of the top St. Louis Blues draft selections, we now move on to the second round of the NHL Draft, where the team selected three players who were involved in their 2019 Stanley Cup victory as well as two future leaders. In case you missed it, we went over the
team’s all-time top third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh round draft selections. Since selecting Nikita Alexandrov 62nd overall in the 2019 draft, the Blues have not selected in the second round. Picks No. 48 and No. 56, which they acquired from Toronto in the
Ryan O’Reilly deal last year, are their two second-round selections this year. Remember that players’ lifetime statistics are based on information from both the
playoffs and regular season. Brian Sutter, 20th overall on the left wing, 1976 For this one, we’re traveling back in time to the Blues franchise’s early years. Throughout his twelve-year tenure, Brian Sutter was
employed by the St. Louis team. From 1979 until 1988, he led the club as captain, earning a reputation as one of the most fiercely competitive team captains in franchise history.
Blues supporters enjoyed watching Sutter play on the ice. Throughout his career, he scored 30 goals six times and racked up 2,035 penalty minutes. The
native of Alberta participated in 844 games and scored 678 points and 324 goals. He was an all-star three times as well.
