When the St. Louis Blues fired Rick Wilson, it was a bit surprising. Not so much because he was an irreplaceable asset, but because many assumed he was brought in due to his previous experience on a Mike Yeo staff.
That said, his loss might not have been a great one – might being the key word. Wilson’s troops, the defenders, had some of their worst years in recent memory. Things came around when Yeo took over, of course, but as a group it was not a great season for the blueliners.
That could change in 2017-18.