Veteran forward Brandon Saad is now a free agent after a mutual contract termination, and the Edmonton Oilers will be among of the likely landing spots for him this season.

The St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks are set to face off at Enterprise Center on Monday, January 27 at 7:30 PM ET, a matchup that features Dylan Holloway and Jonathan Tanner Miller as two of the main players you’ll want to pay attention to. You can watch along on ESPN+ as the Blues take on the Canucks.

St. Louis Blues placed Brandon Saad on NHL waivers. The left winger has one more year left on his contract with a $4.5-million cap hit.

Brandon Saad will be placed on unconditional waivers by the St. Louis Blues on Thursday with the purpose of terminating his contract.

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Although it would be sentimental for the Blackhawks to claim Saad, it would be a terrible move. They were already on the losing side of three trades involving Saad so they don’t need to claim him now at this stage of his career with that cap hit.

Saad would've made $5.4 million had he reported to the Blues' AHL affiliate. Instead, he's walking away from it to become an NHL free agent.

The St. Louis Blues have shaken up their roster in different ways this season. Their latest shakeup sees veteran forward Brandon Saad will be placed on unconditional waivers on Thursday for the purpose of terminating his contract.

On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Brandon Saad on waivers. Twenty-four hours later, it is learned that the Blues winger had gone unclaimed.

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The Maple Leafs have an opportunity to add a Stanley Cup champion without giving up assets to bolster their depth, and he happens to have played under Craig Berube.