The word is they are going to try to build a respectable team but have no illusions that they are going to compete for a few years. Their primary goal is to acquire draft picks that can be used to draft talent and trade for talent. If they play it right, they could be a solid team in a few years. The Blues expansion efforts are now 50 years in and they're still trying to get it right...

If the Blues are going to try to unload anyone they will have to pay for it. Every GM out there knows Lehtera and a few other Blues are albatrosses hanging around DA's neck. They will exploit that, to be sure. My guess is they'll have to package him with a high draft pick and/or a young stud in the organization.