Are the St. Louis Blues Completed Making Strikes This Offseason?
St. Louis Blues Common Supervisor Doug Armstrong joined NHL Community with Mike Johnson, Ken Daneyko, and Invoice Pidto as he was requested about the remainder of his offseason plans. Armstrong mentioned that he didn’t have rather more to perform this offseason.
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Mike Johnson: “Doug, we all know gamers, we love after July 1, we form of we get away, we flip it off, we return to coaching, return to no matter we’re going to do. We’ll see in September as a GM. We all know there are not any days off. However how do you handle? Do you get just a few weeks off right here? Now, can issues decelerate a bit of bit? Can you are taking a break for the remainder of the summer time?”
Doug Armstrong: “Yeah, Mike. Like that is in all probability in my 21 years of managing, that is the strangest summer time I’ve ever had. We’ve all of our contracts finished on July 2nd. No arbitrations. All people’s within the fold. We’ve one participant that’s nonetheless on the market. That performed within the American League. And so after we signed (Pius) Suter that was fairly properly put the go fishing join. And normally you’ve gotten different issues that it’s good to do that time of 12 months. We’re in a great spot.
Blues GM Doug Armstrong By no means Involved about Dropping Joel Hofer
So there’s not quite a bit actually to do, besides dream about what’s across the nook and put together for it a bit of bit. However I’m not an enormous make-work man. If there’s work there, we’ll get it finished. We’ll speak to different groups. However I feel most guys wish to signal their gamers, get their contracts finished, and put together for arbitration. We don’t have that to do, and so we’ll simply put together for August to get the coaches again in right here. College begins early right here, so gamers are available and searching ahead to seeing the fellows right here. However I want, I want I may inform you we’re working onerous, however we’re actually not doing an excessive amount of.”
NHLRumors.com Observe: That is an attention-grabbing reply coming from Doug Armstrong, contemplating the rumours which were on the market about Jordan Kyrou. Nevertheless, sources have indicated that whereas Kyrou is a speaking level round some circles, the asking worth is excessive, as they have been for Jordan Binnington, Joel Hofer, and Brayden Schenn again on the NHL Commerce Deadline. Plus, if the Blues have been seeking to transfer Kyrou, wouldn’t it have been finished already earlier than his no-trade clause kicked in on July 1?
Present is from 5 days in the past.
Additionally if the Blues have been “fairly motivated” to maneuver Kyrou wouldn’t he have been moved earlier than July 1 & that NTC kicking in
Asking costs have been excessive by Armstrong on the deadline, draft & proper now as properly. Groups are calling but it surely appears as of now he… https://t.co/jCvEHxoWiE
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) July 8, 2025
NHL Rumors: The St. Louis Blues and Jordan Kryou Commerce Rumors
Whereas the Montreal Canadiens have been tied to Kyrou, the Canadiens and Blues made a one-for-one commerce involving Logan Mailloux and Zachary Bolduc. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see what the Blues do as they’re additionally tied to Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram. However on the floor, it seems that Armstrong and the Blues are finished.
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