The St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators have let the 2019-20 NHL season begin without signing their captains to extensions.
Alex Pietrangelo and Roman Josi have spent their entire professional careers with St. Louis and Nashville, respectively, and the expectation is that trend will continue. The question seems to be what's taking so long to actualize the inevitable.
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins are the center of trade rumors concerning their overcrowded defense amid separate major injuries at other positions.
Alex Pietrangelo's Agents Met With Blues GM
The champion St. Louis Blues have yet to secure Pietrangelo for the long haul, but according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the organization has a starting point in mind.