Fansided · Dec 29, 2020
2021 Will Test The St. Louis Blues Developmental Philosophy
St. Louis Blues goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick (85) Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
All the NHL franchises, including the St. Louis Blues, will have to make serious decisions regarding their taxi squad. Those choices could have unforeseen impacts.
When the NHL announced that teams will have taxi squads travelling with teams, most people shrugged because it made sense. The St. Louis Blues, for example, would simply have guys they would use in case of injury right there instead of having to shuttle them from the Springfield Thunderbirds.
When you really think about it, there is more complication though. Development will become a serious wrinkle if you don’t make the right choices.