EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 27 MIN
Grading the Blues 2023-2026 Rebuild (or Retool)
from Puck Watching · host Luke & Nick Koenig
Three years ago, Doug Armstrong pulled the trigger. Today, we're grading everything that's happened since. Nick and Luke break the Blues rebuild into four acts and debate the effects of each one. Act I — The Sell-Off: The O'Reilly and Tarasenko trades that kicked it all off, and the 2023 draft trio (Dvorsky, Stenberg, Lindstein) built in their wake Act II — The Retool: Three coaches in three years, the Broberg/Holloway offer sheet gamble, the Fowler heist, and the 12-game streak that saved 2025 Act III — The 2026 Deadline: Schenn to the Islanders, Faulk to Detroit, two first-round picks coming back Act IV — The New Core: The Kyrou and McTavish blockbusters that rebuilt the roster overnight 🎙️ New episodes every week — rate & review us on Apple/Spotify, it takes 10 seconds and it's the single biggest thing you can do to help the show grow. 📲 Follow along on IG & X: @puckwatchingstl 🎥 Full episodes + clips on YouTube Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Doug Armstrong blew up the roster in February 2023 — three years and two trade-deadline teardowns later, Nick and Luke put the entire rebuild on trial and hand out real letter grades, era by era.
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