This off-season, the Blues lost David Perron and Ville Husso to the Detroit Red Wings. The age of a static salary cap bit the Blues, causing the team to have to watch two key pieces - one to points production, one goaltending, both important - leave to go play for a former rival.
It lead to discussion regarding how much blame, if any, Doug Armstrong deserved for this, and how much damage it could do this season. After all, if the salary cap is rough now, what will it look like at the end of this season when it comes time to re-sign Ryan O’Reilly?