Apr 26, 2015; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke (24) exchanges words with Saint Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman (5) as each of them are given a penalty during the second period in game six of the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Marilyn Indahl-USA TODAY Sports

It has been a moderately busy offseason for the St. Louis Blues. Not as busy as some might have thought (thank goodness), but busy nonetheless.

After another early playoff exit, change was on the horizon in St. Louis, the main focus being on “addition by subtraction.” By that I mean the focus was more on clearing out the unnecessary roster pieces to make space for bigger contributions from key players.

Let’s take a look at what the Blues did to improve their chances at ultimate victory and hand them a grade for everything, step by step.