Butler will hang up his skates and end his professional career, the team announced Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Butler was limited to a mere 13 NHL games last season, instead spending the bulk of the year in the minors with AHL San Antonio. Over the course of his 11-year career, the 32-year-old notched 14 goals, 72 assists and 187 PIM in 407 contests. Selected by the Sabres in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Draft, the blueliner would go on to play for Buffalo, Calgary and St. Louis.

Butler was reassigned to AHL San Antonio on Monday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Butler was a healthy scratch in nine of 10 games since being called up, so his services clearly weren't essential at the top level. The veteran blueliner needed to be sent down at some point Monday in order to be eligible for AHL playoffs, and he'll likely stick there for a while since the Blues acquired defenseman Michael Del Zotto from the Ducks.

Butler was recalled from AHL San Antonio on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Butler isn't a viable fantasy option in the first place, but Carl Gunnarsson (lower body) is expected to sit out Saturday, and the Blues want to ensure that they at least have seven defensemen available for a game against the Predators.

The Blues sent Butler to AHL San Antonio on Wednesday after he cleared waivers.

EDGE Analysis

Butler recorded a plus-four rating to go along with two points in 12 games with the Blues this season, but his omission from the lineup the last two games may have been the writing on the wall. He will return to AHL San Antonio, where he's notched 10 points in 24 games, and await his next opportunity.

Butler was waived by the Blues on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

EDGE Analysis

Well, that's not the way to ring in the New Year, but the reality is that Butler has made a minimal impact with the Blues since he joined the club in 2014-15. The defenseman has supplied four goals and seven helpers for the Notes over a five-year span, and it's entirely possible that he'll pass through waivers unclaimed and sync up with AHL San Antonio, the minor-league affiliate for the Blues.

Butler was promoted from AHL San Antonio on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

The 32-year-old defenseman has two goals and 10 points in 23 games with AHL San Antonio this season. It will be Butler's first NHL action since earlier this season when the veteran blueliner appeared in St. Louis' first two games.

Butler was assigned to AHL San Antonio on Sunday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

After scoring a goal and firing four shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blackhawks, Butler was sent to minors since Jakub Jerabek's work visa concerns were cleared up.

Butler made the Blues' 23-man roster.

EDGE Analysis

Since the Blues' defensemen carry many question marks, they kept Butler, Jordan Schmaltz and Niko Mikkola with the big club to ensure depth. Once the blue line gets healthy, expect Butler to be returned to AHL San Antonio.

Butler was waived by the Blues on Friday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Butler has been waived numerous times in his career. Even in the likely event that he goes unclaimed and subsequently assigned to AHL San Antonio, there's no fantasy value in a guy toiling in the minor league.

Butler was reassigned to AHL San Antonio on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Now that the Blues' season has come to a close after losing a winner-take-all matchup with Colorado in game 82, Butler will join San Antonio for the final three games of their campaign. The 31-year-old defender spent six games with his hometown Blues in 2017-18, failing to record a point.