Overview
- Multiple outlets report Buffalo and St. Louis have agreed to a framework for Parayko to join the Sabres, contingent on him waiving his no-trade/no-move clause.
- TSN and follow-up reports say the Blues would receive prospect Radim Mrtka, the No. 9 pick in 2025, plus a first-round pick.
- Parayko, 32, is a 6-foot-6 right-shot defender averaging 22:24 per game with 141 blocked shots this season and is signed through 2029-30 at a $6.5 million cap hit.
- The Sabres have surged since a December GM change, are second in the Atlantic, and are acting as buyers as they try to end a 14-year playoff drought.
- St. Louis is open for business in a broader sell-off, with earlier talks involving Robert Thomas reported to have fallen through.