Overview
- The Blues released Lucic from his NHL professional tryout on Tuesday as the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds signed him to a PTO.
- He will report to Springfield this week for practice, and a game appearance would be the first AHL action of his career.
- Lucic played four preseason games for St. Louis with one goal and one assist before a lower-body injury, after which the club extended his PTO in 10-day increments during rehab.
- His last NHL games came with the Bruins in October 2023 before entering the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program following an arrest; the case was later dropped.
- Releasing the NHL tryout does not block St. Louis from offering a contract later, consistent with GM Doug Armstrong’s plan to reassess once Lucic demonstrates full fitness.