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The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ’s Matthew DeFranks and Nathan Mills talk about the most important moments and storylines surrounding the team in the calendar year.

Bjugstad, 33, signed with the Blues over the summer and had six goals and one assist in 33 games.

St. Louis has 23 players on its active roster, and should be welcoming Robert Thomas back from injury post-break, and figure to recall Otto Stenberg from the AHL after Olympics.

For the five Blues players competing in the Olympic Games, these could be the most consequential hockey games they play for quite some time.

When the Olympic men’s hockey tournament begins on Wednesday, St. Louis native Nick Saracino will represent Italy, a journey many years in the making.