The St. Louis Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues]' goal this upcoming campaign will be to build off their strong 2024-25 season. When looking at the Blues' current roster, it is clear that they are trending in the right direction. This is especially so when noting that they brought in some good new talent this off-season. With the Blues' season opener starting to get closer, let's take a look at two of their players who could be surprises for them during the 2025-26 campaign. MATHIEU JOSEPH Mathieu Joseph had a tough first season with the Blues, as he posted four goals, 10 assists, and a minus-6 rating in 60 games. While Joseph struggled to produce offensively in 2024-25, his past seasons demonstrate that he has the potential to bounce back. Just back during the 2023-24 season with the Ottawa Senators, Joseph scored 11 goals and set career highs with 24 assists and 35 points. With this, the possibility of Joseph getting his offense back up and being a nice surprise for the Blues next season should not be ruled out. LOGAN MAILLOUX Earlier this off-season, the Blues traded forward Zack Bolduc to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Logan Mailloux. While Bolduc was a promising young forward for the Blues and had a solid 2024-25 season, fans should not ignore Mailloux. He has the potential to become a key piece for the Blues moving forward. Mailloux is a former first-round pick who is still trying to cement himself as a full-time NHL defenseman. The promising blueliner should get more opportunities on the Blues, and it will be fascinating to see if he can break out for the Central Division club because of it. In seven games last season with the Canadiens, he had two goals and four points. Blues: 2 More PTO Targets To Consider [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/d7a8fb47-2324-40e7-b088-0e6e3d7ec66c.webp] Blues: 2 More PTO Targets To Consider The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues">St. Louis Blues</a> signed forward Milan Lucic to <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/latest-news/blues-sign-lucic-to-pto">a professional tryout</a> (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. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/latest-news/blues-2-more-pto-targets-to-consider]
