Whether you love him or hate him, or are somewhere in the middle, you had to know that Doug Armstrong was going nowhere. The St. Louis Blues general manager has been a bit of a controversial figure, but given his overall record and contract status, the chance of him being let go was minimal.
When the 2016-17 season began, there was a very vocal section of fans that said it was championship or bust for Armstrong. Even those that acknowledged that was short sighted, figured the Blues had to at least return to the conference finals for him to stick around.