St. Louis Blues acquire forward Julien Gauthier Acquired from New York Islanders for Forward Matt Love.
This season is Gauthier's ninth professional season with five goals and two assists in 14 games with the AHL's Bridgeport Islanders. In 228 career AHL games with Bridgeport, Hartford and Charlotte, Gauthier totaled 86 goals and 44 assists for 130 points. He also has six goals and four assists in 25 career playoff games and won the Calder Cup with Charlotte in 2019.
Gauthier was drafted in the first round (21st overall) by Carolina in the 2016 NHL Draft and has 19 goals and 22 assists for 41 points in 181 career NHL games with Carolina, the New York Rangers, Ottawa and the New York Islanders.
Playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL All-Star Classic earlier this month, he leads the team in scoring with 39 points (14 goals, 25 assists) in 42 games during the 2025-26 season. The nine-year pro has 101 goals, 150 assists and 251 points in 321 AHL games with Springfield, Charlotte, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Ontario.
Love played 111 games in the NHL with Los Angeles, Nashville, Detroit and St. Louis, contributing 16 goals and 12 assists for 28 points.
