Armstrong: “We’ve unfortunately earned the right” to be in the rumor mill. Great interview and reaffirms some of the speculation, imo
Armstrong: “We’ve unfortunately earned the right” to be in the rumor mill. Great interview and reaffirms some of the speculation, imo
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I like Armie. Brought us our first and only cup on his watch. But the decision making since then has been less than stellar at best. This team has been on a steady decline for years. Non-playoff years are disgraceful and disappointing. There’s not a lot to be optimistic about ATM. I’m not sure how long a leash Armie has with ownership, but it’s getting shorter and shorter and shorter…
Definitely still enjoy his transparency. Any blues fans that are over the top upset with this season didn’t have the proper lens going in or Are just angry for their own enjoyment. We were always a 7-10 team in the west. Our future is in the next 2 seasons when we get 5-7 new nhlers coming up. We have 50m in cap 2 seasons from now available. I think a fire sale is the wrong move. If someone wants to pay a kings ransom then you do it. But you are still in a waiting game.
It sucks to be where we’re at now but as long as we can get future assets out of it I’m okay with it. I really do think this team could be dangerous in a few years when a lot of current prospects are in the NHL or ready to make the jump.
The defense needs a ton of work though and that’s the area Army has had the biggest misses on. Outside of Jiricek and Lindstein there isn’t much there in the pipeline either. Sure there’s a few interesting names but we need more IMO.