The trades that took place around the NHL draft in late June are old news now. For Blues fans, they know that right wing Jamal Mayers will no longer be with the team, after being dealt to Toronto for a third-round draft pick.

For the players, however, it's a different story.

While Mayers is excited about his opportunity in Toronto, where he grew up, he recently placed his St. Louis home for sale and said "putting the sign in the lawn really makes it real."

Mayers was the longest-tenured Blue on the roster, some 595 games after making his NHL debut with the club in 1996.

"With the quality of person he was, you were always hoping he improved on the ice and that's what he did," Blues general manager Larry Pleau said. ...More