It is interesting how something as small as winning a Stanley Cup can change perception so quickly. Many St. Louis Blues fans, including myself, would have shed no tears if Carl Gunnarsson‘s contract had be shred as part of any offseason cleaning prior to now.
Suddenly, you win a championship and things get a little harder. We all know it is a business and sports can be rather cruel, but there just seems something so unsavory about letting a player walk or buying out a contract right after winning the ultimate prize. However, these are the possibilities facing Doug Armstrong in the coming days and weeks.