JE gets $3.1 mil. A bit confusing since he made $3 mil last year and regressed. But arbitration rulings rarely make any sense.

Now the Blues have $2.7 mil of cap space left. They need to sign Barbashev but that shouldn't take more than $1 or $1.5 mil. He either plays here or goes back to Russia. That leave between $1 mil and $1.7 to sign Maroon or make a trade (Edmundson?) to free up some more space. You know DA wants to leave a little room, in the event he needs to make a deal later in the season. I wouldn't be crushed is they traded Edmundson and signed Maroon. That would create a nice competition for an open D-man spot and leave a little cap room for a deal later in the season, if needed.