The Blues signed veteran winger Milan Lucic to a professional tryout Tuesday morning, adding another body to compete for a job in the bottom six of the team’s forward group.
Lucic, 37, has not played a game since Oct. 21, 2023, with Boston. He only played four games in the 2023-24 season after he injured his ankle and then was put on an indefinite leave following a charge of assault and battery against a family or household member.
The charges stemmed from an incident on Nov. 18, 2023, but were dropped in February 2024, when Lucic’s wife, Brittany, declined to testify against him.
Blues coach Jim Montgomery was coaching the Bruins at the time when Lucic was in Boston for his second stint with the club.
Once an above-average power forward in the league, Lucic was a fourth-liner when he last played a full season for the Flames in 2022-23. That year, Lucic had seven goals and 12 assists in 77 games while averaging 11:18 of ice time per game.
Lucic’s career high of 62 points came when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011. He has not had more than 23 points in a season since 2017-18 when he was in Edmonton.
Spots in the Blues’ bottom six will already be tight, even before inviting Lucic to training camp. The Blues signed Pius Suter and Nick Bjugsad to fortify depth in the summer. Alexandre Texier and Mathieu Joseph will be trying to force their way into the lineup and hold on to roster spots. Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker helped form a physical fourth line a year ago. And a top prospect like Dalibor Dvorsky will be trying to crack the roster out of camp for the first time in his career.
The Blues are expected to open training camp in about a month.
Blues general manager Doug Armstrong speaks with the media on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the team acquired defenseman Logan Mailloux. (Video courtesy 51ºÚÁÏ Blues)
Blues coach Jim Montgomery is excited about his club, notably star Robert Thomas and new defenseman Logan Mailloux, who Montgomery calls "a manchild."
