Category: Doug Armstrong
Blues’ Top-10 Draft Picks Since 1980
Doug ArmstrongSince 1980, the St. Louis Blues have made five draft selections in the top 10. They are venturing into uncharted waters with the 2023 NHL Draft, where they hold the…
Read moreDoug Armstrong Named Canada GM For 2026 Winter Olympics
Doug ArmstrongHockey Canada has named St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong as General Manager for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. Other announced roles include Ryan Getzlaf as the Player Relations Advisor, Scott Salmond as Senior Vice-President of High Performance and Hockey Operation...
Read moreBlues Trade Rumors: Insider's "Juicy Tidbit" May Help Get Pavel Buchnevich Moved This Week
Pierre LeBrunNext to Jake Guentzel, Pavel Buchnevich is easily the best offensive player available at the trade deadline, and St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong knows it. According to insider Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, the price is set high, which is along the lines of a couple of first-rounders (or equivale...
Read moreBlues & Hurricanes Could Make a Pavel Buchnevich Trade
Doug ArmstrongAs the trade deadline gets closer, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has some major decisions to make. To sell or not to sell will be the first question…
Read moreBlues’ Young Core Is Lacking One Key Piece
St. Louis BluesThe St. Louis Blues have drafted very effectively over the past decade under Doug Armstrong. And in recent seasons, they have seemed to identify a core of future talent that…
Read moreTrade Destinations for Blues’ Jordan Kyrou if He Is Dealt
St. Louis BluesThe St. Louis Blues are in an interesting place as a franchise right now. They missed the playoffs last season and are slipping out of the race right now. However,…
Read moreUnnumbered Thoughts: Daniel Brière's strong rookie GM campaign
Jim NillSean Shapiro bring his weekly look around the NHL, starting with the job rookie GM Daniel Brière has done thus...
Read moreBlues Defense Could Be Wildly Different Next Season
Vince DunnOver the past few seasons, the most maligned part of the St. Louis Blues has been their defensive unit, and rightly so. General manager Doug Armstrong has struggled to fix…
Read moreBlues Sign Walker to 2-Year Extension
BluesSt. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has signed forward Nathan Walker to a two-year, one-way contract extension worth $775,000 per…
Read moreBlues’ Top Line Resurgence Under New Coach Bannister
Robert ThomasWhen the St. Louis Blues pulled the trigger and , general manager must have had several priorities in mind. But chief among them had to be improving his team’s abysmal power play (which he to assist with) and getting key players like and going. New quickly moved to unite Buchnevich and Kyrou w...
Read moreExpectations for Brad Richards as Blues’ Special Teams Consultant
Brad RichardsOn Dec. 13 it was reported that St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong hired former NHLer Brad Richards as a consultant mainly to help their struggling power play. Richards,…
Read moreNHL head coach hot seat tiers: Temperature check for all 32 teams
Doug ArmstrongThree bench bosses have already been fired this season. We put all the current coaches into tiers based on their job security for the rest of the season.
Read moreJakub Vrana clears waivers and after demotion to AHL could play against Hershey Bears this weekend
BluesThe St. Louis Blues placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers on Tuesday and news dropped Wednesday via hockey insider Elliotte Friedman that no team decided to take a chance on a claim as Vrana cleared. […]
Read moreCraig Berube Became A Casualty of Poor Roster Construction
Doug ArmstrongThe St. Louis Blues made a coaching change in the middle of the night as Craig Berube fell victim to poor roster construction by management.
Read moreAmid skid, Blues fire Cup-winning coach Berube
Springfield ThunderbirdsThe struggling St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night fired coach Craig Berube, who led the franchise to its only Stanley Cup title in 2019, and named Drew Bannister, coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds, St. Louis' AHL affiliate, the team's interim coach.
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