Blues star Vladimir Tarasenko has formally requested a trade

If you’re a fan of the St. Louis Blues, you are straight up not having a good time right now.

All-Star winger Vladimir Tarasenko has made public his desire to be traded from the team.

According to sources, the reason for the 29-year old’s unhappiness with the Blues stems from how team physicians handled his shoulder injuries and three recent shoulder surgeries.

Once known as a model of consistency that scored at least 30 goals in five straight seasons, Tarasenko has played in just 34 games since the start of the 2019/2020 campaign. He has seen his productivity on the ice take a massive hit: posting just seven goals and 17 assists during that span.

He could considered by some offensively inept teams to be a great buy-low trade candidate with obvious superstar potential. But due to his injury history, it comes with great risk. You may be able to get him at a discount, but you would also have to take on most of, if not all, of his hefty contract. He is set to make an average annual value of $7.5 million through 2022/23. He will make $9.5 million next season, and then all the way down to $5.5 million in the final year of his deal.