Blues place defenseman Calle Rosen on waivers

It’s rare at this time of year to see someone on regular waivers but that is indeed the case on Saturday as CapFriendly reports that the Blues have placed defenseman Calle Rosen on the wire. The move is being made with the intention of sending him back to AHL Springfield to assist in the playoff run for the Thunderbirds.

The 28-year-old spent most of the season in the minors but he was recalled due to injuries in late March, stayed up the rest of the playoffs and was in the lineup for St. Louis more often than not. Rosen wound up playing in a career-best 18 regular season games for the Blues this season, collecting seven points while averaging a little over 14 minutes a night. In the playoffs, he played in all but three of their 12 games, once again logging over 14 minutes per contest. He was productive in his stints with Springfield as well with 28 points in 40 AHL contests.

If someone was to claim Rosen, he’d be ineligible to play the rest of the season, even if he was picked up by a team that’s still playing. As he’s an unrestricted free agent this summer, the likely only rationale for a team to claim him would be one of the other teams still participating in the AHL playoffs wanting to prevent Springfield from getting a key player back. That seldom happens so there’s a good chance Rosen will clear on Sunday and will join Charlie Lindgren, who returned to the minors earlier Saturday, as those going back to help the Blues’ affiliate make a push for the Calder Cup.