Overview

• Montreal sent 22-year-old defenseman Logan Mailloux to St. Louis in exchange for fellow 2021 first-round pick Zack Bolduc.
• Both players enter the final year of their entry-level contracts, highlighting Montreal’s pre-free agency cap and roster strategy.
• Bolduc tallied 19 goals and 17 assists in 72 games for St. Louis last season and is projected to compete for a top-six forward spot in Montreal.
• Mailloux, a two-time AHL All-Star who posted 12 goals and 21 assists with the Laval Rocket in 2024-25, joins a Blues defense corps where he can pursue a full-time NHL role.
• The swap follows Montreal’s earlier eight-year, US$76-million signing of defenceman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders.