St. Louis Blues Cannot Catch A Break With AHL Affiliates

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The St. Louis Blues are focused on their own 2021 season. However, they have to make new plans as far as their prospects, yet again.

The St. Louis Blues and their fans should be excited about starting a new season and trying to get things back on schedule for the future. However, they cannot catch a break as far as their prospects go.

We’ve already discussed how 2021 will be a difficult year to judge player progress for those not in the NHL. It just got a lot harder.

The Springfield Thunderbirds, the team the Blues had signed as their AHL affiliate for the next few seasons, has opted out of the 2021 AHL season. Given the restrictions placed on people on the…