The St. Louis Blues signed forward Milan Lucic to a professional tryout (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.

The St Louis Blues are taking a chance on a veteran forward. News emerged on Tuesday morning that Milan Lucic signed a professional tryout or PTO agreement with the Blues.

Earlier this week, the St. Louis Blues invited veteran winger Milan Lucic in on a PTO, and on Wednesday, former Sabres winger Victor Olofsson signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche for $1.575 million.

It’s already surprising that the St. Louis Blues ended up signing Mike Hoffman. The biggest surprise, however, is how the Blues signed Mike Hoffman. As the team announced on Sunday night, the Blues signed Hoffman to a PTO (professional tryout contract). Blues surprisingly sign Mike Hoffman to a PTO (professional tryout contract) Now, there could be more than meets the eye here. The Blues ...