MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Justin Carbonneau has a full understanding that the forward group for the St. Louis Blues heading into 2026-27 is a crowded room.
It makes no difference to the first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, selected No. 19 overall by the Blues.
There's always someone that would love to crash the party.
Why not Carbonneau?
"My mindset is I want to play in the NHL next year. It doesn't mean I'm going to play, but it's a mindset of everything I want to do in training camp is to play," Carbonneau said recently while attending development camp. "If I step into a gym, it's because I want to play in the NHL. If I want to go on the ice in a 1-on-1 battle, I play games to show I want to be there and I want to be with the Blues. At the end, it's not my decision, but I'm going to do everything I can to force their hands."
It makes no difference to the first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, selected No. 19 overall by the Blues.
There's always someone that would love to crash the party.
Why not Carbonneau?
"My mindset is I want to play in the NHL next year. It doesn't mean I'm going to play, but it's a mindset of everything I want to do in training camp is to play," Carbonneau said recently while attending development camp. "If I step into a gym, it's because I want to play in the NHL. If I want to go on the ice in a 1-on-1 battle, I play games to show I want to be there and I want to be with the Blues. At the end, it's not my decision, but I'm going to do everything I can to force their hands."
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