The Case to Be Made for Jake Allen

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe Blues are facing the harsh realization that captain Alex Pietrangelo is on the line this off-season. With a flat-cap imminent, the team is going to be stuck in a nasty money situation that could require some tough decisions to work out of. General manager Doug Armstrong even acknowledged this, saying the team is going to need to get creative to keep their ship afloat.

Some of the fanbase’s favorite names to be dealt away include Alex Steen, Jake Allen, and Tyler Bozak. All three have expensive deals that could provide a bit of cap relief in the case of a trade. However, there’s a good case to be made for each of them, explaining why they should stick…