Report: Blues have 'paid considerable attention' to Red Wings' Howard

Jimmy Howard is reportedly being monitored by a Central Division club plagued by poor goaltending.

"My sources tell me that the St. Louis Blues have paid considerable attention to Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings," TSN's Darren Dreger stated Tuesday on "Insider Trading."

Dreger added that representatives of the Blues were at Monday's game between the Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets, but cautioned that Howard would come at a "considerable cost" to St. Louis.

The 34-year-old Howard is having a solid season, posting a .922 save percentage and a 2.68 goals-against average in 17 appearances.

He's a pending unrestricted free agent in the final campaign of the six-year, $31.75-million deal he signed with the Red Wings in April 2013.

The Blues' netminders, Jake Allen and Chad Johnson, entered Tuesday's action ranking 38th and 39th in save percentage this season with marks of .896 and .895, respectively.