When the Blues announced that they had a 5:00 announcement coming, fans wondered if it was a trade. When the Blues announced the deal that sent Zach Sanford to Ottawa for Logan Brown a few hours before the announcement time, it nixed that speculation.
Obviously, it was a planned announcement, as the Blues stated that they were holding a press conference pretty early on Saturday. Fans found out at five on the dot: Doug Armstrong, who has been general manager since 2010, would be with the team for five more years.
Armstrong has, overall, had a good track record as general manager of the Blues - it’s difficult to argue otherwise when the goodwill from both the trade that brought Ryan O’Reilly to St.