Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! It is the last day of January. The NHL has four games on the schedule today. As always, we will go around the league and examine each game, concluding with our prediction.

The St. Louis Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, and both teams are trying to break out of slumps.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row. Colorado is 29-21-2 overall and 7-8-1 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have conceded 164 goals while scoring 169 for a +5 scoring differential.

The St. Louis Blues are looking for answers after three straight losses. The club is putting a popular player on waivers.

The Avalanche have been making major changes to their roster all season. But there's a former Av who is a free agent -- and a potential reunion for him in Colorado is intriguing.

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Brandon Saad will be a free agent on Thursday after the sudden news that the player agreed to terminate his contract with the St. Louis Blues mutually. Saad, 32, has struggled this season, scoring nine goals and adding seven assists in 43 games.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Cardinals seem to be at the beginning of what they hope is a short rebuild. Can they speed up the process by making some key trades?

The St. Louis Cardinals have done a whole bunch of ... He's owed $74 million over the next three seasons, with the Colorado Rockies paying $10 million. If the Cardinals are ultimately successful ...

The St. Louis Cardinals have exhausted all of their energy toward trading superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado this offseason to no avail. Unfortunately, findi