Assistant Coach Kirk Muller Leaves Blues

Muller joins Brad Shaw as the latest assistant coach to leave St. LouisYesterday, the Blues announced that long time assistant coach Brad Shaw declined his one year contract offer and left the Blues to pursue other interests.

Today, Kirk Muller announced the same thing. The Blues assistant coach, assumed by many to be the heir apparent to Ken Hitchcock, didn't find a one year deal to his liking. This is not the best thing for the Blues, as Shaw ran the penalty kill (third best in the league) and defense; Muller ran the power play (sixth best in the league) and the forwards.

Sticking out one year with the promise of becoming the Blues' next coach should've enticed Muller to stay; perhaps the…