The Blues announced that they would place Saad on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination on Thursday.

Saad will have his contract with the St. Louis Blues terminated within the next 48 hours. Once he clears unconditional waivers at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, which is a formality, the mutual termination of Saad’s existing contract will leave him free to sign with any team he chooses.

The tenure of two-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Brandon Saad with the Blues is coming to an official close.

According to PuckPedia, the 32-year-old winger is forgoing roughly $5.4 million to become a free agent rather than report to the minors.

St. Louis Blues Forward Brandon Saad will be placed on waivers, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong told reporters after Tuesday morning skate.

The St. Louis Blues, quickly losing ground in efforts to salvage their season, shake up the roster with two alarming moves in two days.

Brandon Saad will be placed on unconditional waivers by the St. Louis Blues on Thursday with the purpose of terminating his contract.

St. Louis Blues placed Brandon Saad on NHL waivers. The left winger has one more year left on his contract with a $4.5-million cap hit.

William Wallinder was named the first star for the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs.

Brandon Saad has made quite an impact with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Columbus Blue Jackets. He won two Stanley Cups in Chicago before being traded to the Jackets, only to eventually return to Chicago.

The Seattle Kraken put goaltender Philipp Grubauer on waivers Wednesday with the purpose of sending him to the minors.