Doug Armstrong didn’t have much of a summer vacation. Sure, he had his day with the Cup, but he’s also had to work to get free agents signed and the look of the team squared away for next season.
So far, the team looks very familiar to last season’s squad with two notable pieces yet to be locked in: Ivan Barbashev is looking for a pay raise and Pat Maroon’s looking for a team. Signing one will probably more than likely prevent the other from staying with the Blues. It’s not a decision anyone really needs to envy Armstrong for having to make.