The St. Louis Blues are in a great spot to make some serious noise during the upcoming 2025-26 NHL season. After narrowly defeating the Winnipeg Jets in seven games of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the expectation is that they are going to make it there once again.
One of the ways they can do that rests on the shoulders of one individual in this organizaition. He wears a suit instead of a jersey and never touches the ice. Head Coach Jim Montgomery is the single most important figure for next season's success, and he must be able to carry this momentum over from this season to next.