TSN’s Pierre LeBrun is reporting that the final two NHL teams with the strongest offers to the Anaheim Ducks in the Mason McTavish sweepstakes are the St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers.
According to multiple reports, most recently from TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers are the two teams that have made offers to the Anaheim Ducks for center Mason McTavish.
The Blues have been linked to McTavish for quite some time now, and they could be in the final stretch run of a deal.
LeBrun reports that the Ducks are currently in talks with both teams about their offers. The Blues’ offer reportedly centers on draft picks, notably the 11th overall pick in this year’s draft. For the Rangers, their trade package involves a roster player.
LeBrun also mentions that the Ducks would likely use the picks they acquire from the Blues, if they agreed to the trade, to acquire players who can help their roster now, as they don’t want to be viewed as sellers.
For the Blues, landing McTavish would solidify their center core. Robert Thomas would remain the No. 1 center while McTavish and Dalibor Dvorsky make up the middle six.
McTavish is 6-foot-1 and 219 pounds and would look to be an offensive center with the Blues. The 2025-26 season was poor for McTavish, but the prior season, he notched 22 goals and 52 points in 76 games.
While McTavish would have a higher offensive responsibility, Dvorsky would be tasked with defensive duties.
Although they wouldn’t be playing on the same line, they would complement each other and allow their strengths to shine.
At just 23 years old, McTavish is still developing his game and hoping to improve. At this point in his career, McTavish has played 304 regular-season games and 10 playoff games. He has experience in everyday NHL life, but a change of scenery could help him rediscover his game and play like the former third-overall pick of the 2021 NHL draft.
The 11th overall pick is a steep price to pay for a player coming off a career-worst season, but if the Blues were hoping to land a forward like Tynan Lawrence, Wyatt Cullen, or Viggo Bjorck, trading for McTavish, who is five years older, provides them with more security. McTavish is an established NHLer, and while those three forwards project well, there is still uncertainty surrounding them.
LeBrun does indicate that teams could circle back and rejoin the McTavish trade discussions, but as of now, it’s a two-horse race between the Blues and Rangers.
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