Evengi Nabakov is the new starter for the St Louis Blues, gone is Chris Mason and a trio of picks and in comes the only "star" player for the Blues.

"Nabby's experience is what we'll need in order to reach the playoffs, we were happy paying a starter 1.5 million for three years, but now we have a great starter for just over double that, still reasonable payment for a starting goalie." [Evans]

Coach Sutter also named his captains for the upcoming season, Saku Koivu will captain the side with Jamie Langenbrunner and Kyle McLaren will wear the A's.