The St. Louis Blues know who their goaltender is. Jake Allen has been the goaltender of the future ever since he filled in for 15 games in 2012-13.
He might have been on the team’s radar even before that. However, he filled in valiantly for a 9-4 record while the Blues were ravaged by injury and poor play in net.
Allen has had his ups and downs, but the 2016 playoffs have shown he is more than capable of carrying a team. The Blues have given him little support offensively and he still has a .936 save percentage and 2.