What was once a major weakness for the team, the defensive core in St. Louis now feels pretty solid and has some real upside. A player driving a lot of that upside and potential is new Blue Logan Mailloux. Could Mailloux surprise in his first year with a breakout campaign?
One thing is for sure, Logan Mailloux has a lot to prove to Blues fans this season.
In a blockbuster trade involving promising young forward Zack Bolduc, Doug Armstrong dealt from a position of strength to shore up the defense and inject some youth and upside into an aging defensive core.