There was a clear objective for the Blues coaching staff in assembling their forward lines and defensive pairings for the first day of training camp on Thursday: let the veterans lead the young players.

While some camps opt for a more NHL-ready look to their lineup on their first day, Blues coach Jim Montgomery spread around his experienced players to skate alongside prospects hoping to make their way onto the NHL roster.

Blues training camp lineup

Here was the complete lineup from Thursday morning:

FORWARDS

Otto Stenberg – Robert Thomas – Jimmy Snuggerud

Dylan Holloway – Brayden Schenn – Justin Carbonneau

Dalibor Dvorsky – Pius Suter – Jordan Kyrou

Pavel Buchnevich – Nick Bjugstad – Alexandre Texier

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki – Oskar Sundqvist – Mathieu Joseph

Milan Lucic – Matthew P

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