The Blues are getting Logan Mailloux back in the mix, at least for now.
St. Louis announced that the 23-year-old defenseman has been sent to the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds on a conditioning stint, a step that should put him on track to return relatively soon.
Mailloux has been out since late September, when he fought Chicago Blackhawks forward Cole Smith in a preseason game. The injury that followed required surgery, and he has been on injured reserve ever since.
This is a chance for the Blues to get Mailloux moving again after a rough first season in St. Louis.
In 67 games, he posted five goals and 13 points with a minus-10 rating while averaging 16:46 of ice time per night. He brought more physicality than he had shown with the Canadiens, but the underlying numbers left plenty to be desired, including a 48.3% CorsiFor and an 88.8% on-ice SV% at even strength.
St. Louis is hoping the AHL version of Mailloux shows up again.
During the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons with the Laval Rocket, he put up 26 goals and 80 points in 135 games with a minus-3 rating. He also spent time with Springfield last season, scoring two goals in five games.
The Blues could use the help. Even with the seventh-best team SV%, they are tied for 21st in goals against per game.
Mailloux alone won’t fix that problem, but he does give St. Louis another option on the right side and a little more depth on the blue line.
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