Low Hanging Cap Room

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Ville Husso looks set to be the No 2 netminder next year.

By now you’ve heard that the Blues made some much-needed cap room by trading goalie Jake Allen to Les Habitants for a pair of draft picks in this year’s NHL draft.

The Offense….Always Evolving

The Blues have an offense problem……….again.

Embed from Getty Images Robert Thomas more than ever needs to be the offensive catalyst he’s expected to bed.

The Blues lost all 3 games of their round robin, which means they finish with the number 4 seed in the West as the playoffs start in earnest.

They could have been the top seed. Instead, the offense failed them. They finish the round robin with 6 goals over 3 games, 4 of which were scored in the sloppy Vegas game.

Goalie Zone

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Goaltender Jake Allen could be on the trade block in the offseason.

The Blues have two highly capable, reliable goaltenders as they approach the playoffs. That may not be for much longer.