After four years of early playoff exits in a row, St. Louis Blues fans were calling for change at the end of the season and were sure they would see it among either coaching staff, front office staff, or players.
Soon after the Blues cleaned out their lockers and headed out, some home, some to vacation, Blues owner Tom Stillman said in an interview that he, as a fan, was disappointed in how the season ended but that he wasn’t going to make changes simply to make changes, as these needed to be carefully-weighed and well-thought-out decisions. He wasn’t looking for a scapegoat or someone to “throw under the bus.