Midpoint Analysis: Who is Progressing and who is Regressing in the St. Louis Blues Prospect Pool?

Vanessa
Jan 4
11 min read

As we have hit the halfway point in the 2024-2025 season for Hockey, let's take a look at how the prospects for the St. Louis Blues have progressed so far. Below are the stat lines for all prospects that are currently in the Blues' system. The leagues that they play in will be specified.

Under each name will be an individual analysis of each player. The cut-off for this article is that players must be 25 years old and younger and have not graduated from the NHL. Prospects who are full-time in the NHL will be covered in a separate Article after the 41st game of the season has been played. All stats were taken on December 31st, 2024 to maintain a set period for the article.

Forward Group - Players are sorted alphabetically for ease of reading and locating specific players.

Abramov, Mikhail:

Last year I made the prediction that Abramov would try to push for an NHL spot after finally performing well in the AHL. That prediction was a dud once rumors began to circulate in European hockey circles that Abramov would be returning home to Russia and the KHL.

While the Blues did submit a qualifying offer this past summer, he chose to go back home. While he is producing well in the KHL, what is now on people's minds is, will he return to North America after his KHL contract is up or will he stay and end his dreams of playing in the NHL permanently?

Alexandrov, Nikita

Alexandrov continues to drop in the depth charts for the St. Louis Blues. The first time he was called u, he showed great promise, scoring 7 points in 28 NHL games and 38 points in 41 AHL games. The very next year he struggled badly and was eventually sent down after being healthy scratched for a good portion of the season.

He is currently holding projections in the AHL to perform very well and end the season with 50 points in 58 games pending any injuries. That is roughly the track he was on before he was called up in 22-23. I think they may have rushed him out of necessity and salary cap constraints for 23-24 and it hindered his development worse than Jake Neighbor's sophomore season. I think they may try to qualify him one more time as he may have been rushed to make the team.

Dean, Zach

Zach Dean is one of the 1st round draft picks who seems to be struggling to consistently translate his game from Canadian Juniors to the professional level. While he is having a rough start, he may need another season to acclimate. Alternatively, the Blues might consider trading him to recoup some picks if they feel he may not meet their expectations.

Dickenson, Tanner

Tanner Dickenson seems to be on the fast track to stay an AHL-er and never really get a crack at the NHL.

Dorian, Antoine

Antoine Dorian who was recently drafted this past summer seems to be hitting a roadblock during the season. Currently projected to achieve less than his best stats in the QMJHL, there is some concern, but not enough to rush a trade of his rights unless another team specifically wants him.

Dvorsky, Dalibor

A future core member of the Blues, Dvorsky had a slow start in the AHL but has since been steadily producing both at even strength and during the playoffs with his great wrist shot and one-timer. He is currently representing his home country of Slovakia one last time. Even though he may stay in the AHL all year, which personally isn't a bad thing at all, he is projected to have a great 55 points in 70 games in his rookie season at the AHL level.

Jecho, Adam

Adam Jecho is taking the year very well making the Czechia world juniors team with 3 others from the Blues prospects and producing well in the WHL. He is projected to beat his previous records as well which is a good sign that he is developing his game more and more.

Kaskimaki, Aleksanteri

Aleksanteri has been a wonderful surprise for the AHL Springfield Thunderbirds. As he has transitioned to a much harder league in terms of competition and a smaller rink size, Kaskimaki has done so very well translating his game to the AHL and North American ice rinks. He is projected to hit the same points as Dvorsky for the year which honestly speaks volumes to his game.

Korotky, Matvei

This is one 7th-round pick that has been a big surprise from the 2024 Draft. Korotky was having a great 2nd year in the juniors league in Russia when he was drafted and since being drafted he has turned up the heat in terms of his production. An interesting case as Russian players who played in the MHL, such as Kaprizov, didn't match the point production that he currently is on track for. The Blues might have gotten lucky and found a gem hidden in the reeds.

Kos, Ondrej

Kos has been struggling slightly since being called up to Liiga from the U20 league in Finland. Kos was producing at a great pace during the first 6 games of the U20 league scoring 8 points in that time before being called up. Since his call up he has been slowly adjusting to the increased difficulty but has had trouble finding the scoresheet. He will need another year or two in Liiga before he should try to come over to the NHL/AHL.

Laferriere, Mathias

The Laferriere experiment may be nearing its end as Laferriere has not really developed further for the last two years. I do not think he will graduate past the AHL at this rate.

Mrsic, Tomas

Tomas Mrsic seems to be the front runner in terms of point projections for the year. Since being drafted this past summer, a fire seems to have been lit with his projections for the WHL almost doubling from his draft years. Something very interesting to note is that while yes his projections are showing this trend his +/- is also maintaining a positive trend which bodes well for his play away from the puck as well.

Pekarcik, Juraj

Pekarcik is definitely taking the QMJHL by storm in his first season since transferring from the USHL. Pekarcik seems to be more than ready to make the jump to the AHL next year and could be NHL ready by 2027.

Peterson, Dylan

Dylan Peterson had a slow start acclimating to the AHL from the NCAA. I would attribute this more so to being on a very top tier NCAA team and then going to a lower-middle of the pack AHL team. But since his slow start he has begun to heat up and post points very well. He may push for a spot in the NHL by Fall 2026.

Robertsson, Simon

Robertsson seems to be slowly adjusting to the North American ice rinks. He is producing which is a good sign but he definitely needs more years to develop into anything. I would expect him to be the AHL for the next three years unless he breaks out sometime sooner.

Snuggerud, Jimmy

Minnesota Gophers are lucky that Snuggerud chose to stay one more year. Currently 3rd best in points in the whole NCAA Div. 1, Snuggerud is on pace to come closer to his freshman year points totals. With the Frozen Four event happening in St. Louis this spring, Blues fans will be able to see him chance the title before he becomes eligible to be signed by the Blues and he will likely be used in the middle 6 if not on the top line some nights as the season winds down.

Stancl, Jakub

Jakub Stancl is posting great points in his first year in the WHL currently on track for 78 points on the season pending playoffs. In the World Juniors preliminaries he has already surpassed last years points and sits in the top 3 of scorers in this years tournament. I would expect Stancl to be a player that pushes for a spot next year in the bottom 6 otherwise he will start as a top 6 in the AHL next year.

Stenberg, Otto

Stenberg seems to have adjusted to a new team very well and is seeing more ice time. Personally he is slightly being stunted and should come over to the AHL by next year and really get more time to develop and more roles with the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Susuyev, Nikita

Susuyev is like most 7th rounders, not really worth much and can't develop further.

Sylvegard, Marcus

This was one off season signing that I was intrigued with when the rumors started to come out of Sweden. Sylvegard seems to be a forward that honestly could play 3rd line wing in the NHL and he might actually pan out as such. So far this year since joining the AHL, he is on a steady pace with Dvorsky and Kaskimaki to hit above 50 points for the year.

Vorobyov, Ivan

Vorobyov seems to be developing in the KHL and already set to hit a decent points per game in just his 2nd year. If he stays healthy he very easily could be a consistent 30 point producer in the KHL. How that translates towards the AHL or the NHL will depend on if he is willing to leave Russia.