It was evident on Thursday as the New York Rangers forward skated out to the ice to a huge ovation from the crowd in attendance at Enterprise Center. Tarasenko was traded to the Rangers back on February 9. The Blues also put up a special tribute video to their former forward, who spent his first 11 seasons in St. Louis and helped them capture the Stanley Cup in 2019.
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Tarasenko watched the video from the Rangers bench and skated out to acknowledge the crowd after the clip finished. The Blues drafted Tarasenko with the 16th pick of the 2010 NHL Draft. He is 5th on the franchise's career goals list (262) and seventh on the team's assists leaders (291). His 553 points are fifth all time for the Blues.
