Would you rather Doug Armstrong came away with nothing?
In the wake of a move that all but seals the departure of Alex Pietrangelo, people are acting like the St. Louis Blues just reacquired Carlo Colaiacovo or something. (No offense, Carlo.)
Here’s the deal, or at least how I see it. General Manager Doug Armstrong did something he had never done with a free agent player. They offered Pietrangelo a partial No Movement Clause and even threw in a signing bonus. Again, two things majority owner Tom Stillman and Armstrong have ever done before during their time in St.