 While he averaged over one point per game with Fredericton in 1995 – 96 , Conroy again played only a handful of games with Montreal . He again began 1996 – 97 in the AHL , but was traded along with Pierre Turgeon and Rory Fitzpatrick to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Murray Baron , Shayne Corson and a draft pick on October 29 , 1996 . Conroy appeared in five games with the Worcester <unk> in the AHL , but after earning a recall to St. Louis , established himself as a regular in the NHL and appeared in 61 games with the Blues that season . Head Coach Joel Quenneville worked to develop Conroy 's abilities as a defensive forward and top faceoff specialist . Conroy responded in 1997 – 98 by improving to 43 points and a career @-@ high plus @-@ minus rating of + 20 . In recognition of his season , he was named a finalist for both the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL 's top defensive forward and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as its most gentlemanly player . 
