The pending unrestricted free agent negotiations with Alex Pietrangelo are going to cause Doug Armstrong to make some hard decisions. The $81.5 million salary cap isn’t going up next season, and the Blues are right up against it. Pietrangelo is due a raise, and for good reason - he captained the Blues to the Stanley Cup, and his 52 points was good for fifth on the team. He was sixth among league defensemen in points, second in goals with 16, 11th in points per game played, second in power play goals, and ninth in game winning goals.
The Blues need to hang on to Jake Allen
