As we all know by now, the St. Louis Blues let the NHL trade deadline pass by without a move. The only trade the team did make was to acquire Marco Scandella from the Montreal Canadiens.
That trade has had significant impact, which was not what most fans expected. We knew that Scandella would be a nice depth addition and get some games, but he has settled into a shutdown role in the Blues top-four better than anyone anticipated, including Doug Armstrong.
However, as well as Scandella has played, the truth of the matter is that deal was only made by necessity.