Blues 2021-22 Report Cards: Doug Armstrong
The St. Louis Blues 2021-22 season represented a major transition for the franchise. No longer a stout defensive team built from the blueline out, they finished second in the NHL in goals…
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Blues GM Armstrong Has Earned Patience
The St. Louis Blues closed the first day of free agency ahead of the 2021-22 season as one of only two teams that made no additions on the open market…
Blues 2020-21 Report Cards: Doug Armstrong
You would be hard-pressed to find anyone more frustrated with the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues than general manager Doug Armstrong. Heralded as the golden boy among NHL GMs for his…
Best & Worst Blues’ Draft Picks Since 2010
Successful drafting makes or breaks an NHL franchise. Since Doug Armstrong took over as the St. Louis Blues general manager in 2010, they have built very successfully from within. Several…
Blues’ 12 Days of Hockeymas: 11 Years of Armstrong
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Best & Worst Blues’ Contracts: Armstrong’s Track Record
Critics of the St. Louis Blues’ general manager Doug Armstrong have plenty of ammunition this season, as the team is off to an abysmal 11-14-4 start. Despite being named by…
Blues Elevate Armstrong as Brodeur Heads Home
When Martin Brodeur unexpectedly revived his career with the St. Louis Blues in December 2014, no one knew that the goaltending legend would remain part of the Blues’ organization for…
Vladimir Tarasenko’s Contract
In today’s NHL, a team’s navigation of the salary cap is critical to its success. Therefore, when a team signs its cornerstone players to new deals, it is paramount that…
Blues’ Doug Armstrong: Master Trader?
In what has already been a momentous offseason for the St. Louis Blues, the biggest single move without question was the trade that sent five assets to the Buffalo Sabres…
Doug Armstrong’s Impressive Offseason
Heading into the 2017 offseason, St. Louis Blues fans weren’t expecting much from general manager Doug Armstrong. Fifty years of mediocrity in the form of zero Stanley Cup wins will…
Blues’ Coaching Staff Complete
After head coach Mike Yeo and the Blues gutted their coaching staff by firing Rick Wilson, Steve Thomas, Ray Bennett and Ty Conklin in early May, rumors swirled that three…
Jackman Will Help Blues Prospects Flourish
The St. Louis Blues have added another former player to their coaching regime with the signing of Barret Jackman as the team’s development coach. Jackman, 36, spent 14 years in…