In Soshnikov, the Blues add a reasonably skilled, gritty winger who should fit in well with the team's overall philosophy. St. Louis was lacking natural wingers because of long-term injuries to both Robby Fabbri and Zach Sanford this season. Therefore, Soshnikov should help the Blues immediately as a top-nine forward.

For Toronto, this move is merely to relieve themselves of some of their excess forwards. Soshnikov was not going to play much because Kasperi Kapanen has earned a spot in the Maple Leafs lineup this season. While the Leafs have a few pending UFA forwards at present time, they also have a lot more talent on the way.

Soshnikov's immediate fantasy value spikes up significantly now that he has moved from Toronto to St. Louis (simply due to an obvious increase in playing time). That said, he is no more than a fantasy dark horse at this point (albeit someone who is worth taking a chance on).