The St. Louis Blues signed forward Milan Lucic to a professional tryout (PTO) on Aug. 19. With training camp still being roughly a month away, there is still time for the Blues to bring in another player or two on a PTO before the pre-season begins if they wish to. 

Due to this, let's take a look at two potential PTO targets who the Blues should consider taking a chance on.

Luke Kunin

The Blues' bottom six could use a boost, so bringing in a player like Luke Kunin on a PTO could be worth considering. The 27-year-old has shown throughout his career that he can make an impact due to his physicality and penalty-killing ability. The Chesterfield, Missouri native is also capable of playing both center and on the wing, which adds to his appeal. 

In 75 games this past season split between the San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets, Kunin recorded 11 goals, 18 points, and 187 hits. 

Victor Olofsson 

Victor Olofsson is another interesting unrestricted free agent (UFA) who could be a good player for the Blues to invite to training camp on a PTO. While he does not offer the same kind of physicality as players like Lucic and Kunin, he would give the Blues another scorer to take a look at. 

In 56 games this past season with the Vegas Golden Knights, Olofsson posted 15 goals and 29 points. With numbers like these, the three-time 20-goal scorer could compete for a spot on the Blues' third line. 

Ex-Blues Forward Joins New Team After Historic YearFormer St. Louis Blues forward Josh Leivo had a historic season in the KHL with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in 2024-25. In 62 games, he scored a KHL record 49 goals and recorded 80 points. He then followed that up by posting two goals and 15 points in 14 playoff games for the KHL squad.

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