The St. Louis Blues are placing struggling forward Jakub Vrana on waivers, reports The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.
Vrana mustered two goals and six points in 19 games while averaging just over 12 minutes of ice time per contest. He has sat as an occasional healthy scratch throughout the season.
Blues head coach Craig Berube deployed Vrana for a mere 8:59 during Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks after the 27-year-old was on the ice for two goals against in the opening frame.
St. Louis acquired Vrana from the Detroit Red Wings at last season's trade deadline in exchange for forward Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 seventh-round pick. Detroit retained 50% of Vrana's $5.25-million cap hit in the swap.
Vrana can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
Selected by Washington with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, Vrana helped the Capitals clinch the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Vrana has amassed 110 goals and 209 points in 365 career NHL contests.
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