To begin, yes I realize the Blues have some issues on the offensive end. Even if those issues are frustratingly named Pekka Rinne, Nikolai Khabibulin, Josh Harding and Kari Lehtonen. If you’re a Blues fan you know the Note out-shoots virtually every opponent but has had their fair share of issues putting the puck in the back of the net. And yes they need some help with a scoring forward. But this is my personal plea to Doug Armstrong and the rest of the front office at the Scottrade Center to PLEASE not doing anything drastic that will mortgage the future.
Too many times in Blues history they have made a trade (or free-agent signing requiring compensation) that has made them marginally better in the now, but at the expense of some players who turned out to be pretty damn good. And this group of young Blues are too promising for the next 5-8 seasons to rid the potential for a run at a Stanley Cup this year.
Despite the lack of a dominant goal scorer, St. Louis still sits in 5th...
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Nikolai Khabibulin,
Josh Harding,
Kari Lehtonen,
Andy McDonald,
T.J. Oshie,
Bobby Ryan,
Chris Stewart,
David Backes,
Rick Nash
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets
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