On Tuesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli discussed why the St. Louis Blues have emerged as a front-runner for Timo Meier.

Tyler Yaremchuk: We’ve heard a ton about Timo Meier and the Carolina Hurricanes, and we’ve heard a ton about the New Jersey Devils, but could there be a new team creeping in here for the Sharks forward.

Frank Seravalli: Yes and there has been a new team that has entered the chat with Timo Meier I am told it’s the St. Louis Blues, and that may be a surprise to some but it shouldn’t be. I’m told that the Blues did inquire with the Sharks earlier this week about Timo Meier after executing the trades with Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O’Reilly. This shouldn’t be a shock, this is exactly what Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has done in his playbook previously. Think back to the trades he’s done in recent years: Kevin Shattenkirk for a first-round pick, he then takes that pick and uses it to acquire Brayden Schenn in the summer. More recently than that, Paul Stastny moved at the deadline for a first-round pick, he then takes that pick in a package to get Ryan O’Reilly.