Brouwer still talking to Blues; Flames reportedly among interested teams

Troy Brouwer is in a good spot heading into free agency.

The 30-year-old winger is coming off a solid regular season and impressive playoff performance with the St. Louis Blues, all of which will serve him well on the open market as an unrestricted free agent.

Brouwer remains in talks with the Blues on a new contract and would be happy to remain in St. Louis, but told Pierre LeBrun of ESPN he'd welcome a new opportunity and is indeed being pursued by other clubs.

"I’ve talked to a few teams. I’ve gotten phone calls to my agent from a handful more teams, so it seems like there’s a lot of good interest," Brouwers said. "I’m encouraged, absolutely, by the phone calls I’ve gotten from the teams that have reached out, and the interest that they’ve displayed. It’s kind of a pins-and-needles situation where you’re just waiting."

One of those teams, LeBrun reports, is the Calgary Flames, whom Brouwer met with in person this week.

Nothing, however, has been decided.

"All you can do is speculate right now. The teams that have shown the most interest in me are teams that I would be excited to go be a part of."

Brouwer recorded 18 goals and 21 assists in 82 games for the Blues this past season, adding eight goals and five assists in 20 playoff games. He's coming off a three-year contract that carried a salary cap hit of $3,666,666.