Report: Blues in 'serious' trade talks with Senators involving Hoffman, Brassard

The St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators are engaged in "serious" trade discussions regarding Ottawa forwards Mike Hoffman and Derick Brassard, NHL.com's Lou Korac reports, citing a source on his personal blog "In the Slot."

However, if a deal were to take place, it would involve only one player, rather than both in a package deal, according to Korac.

Korac mentions Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, and Robby Fabbri as Blues that could possibly be made available before the deadline.

With St. Louis looking to bolster its offense ahead of the postseason and Ottawa trending toward a firesale, there could be a match, as both players would help solidify the top end of the Blues' attack.

Hoffman, 28, has 16 goals and 23 assists in 56 games this season, and has two more years on his current contract at $5.187 million per. Brassard, meanwhile, would add flexibility to the Blues' options down the middle. The 30-year-old has notched 32 points so far in 2017-18, and carries a cap hit of $5 million next season.

St. Louis has already been active in the trade market, sending the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2019 fourth-round draft pick in exchange for winger Nikita Soshnikov on Thursday.