Blues' Defense is Preventing Any True Rebuild

It's not official yet, but it seems certain that the St. Louis Blues are set to miss the playoffs for the second season in a row, which will. For general manager Doug Armstrong, that means that the long-simmering discussion of a rebuild has to move to the front burner on high heat. The Blues cannot afford to wallow in mediocrity for many seasons. Since captain Alex Pietrangelo departed for the Vegas Golden Knights in free agency, the blueline has been — and it's only gotten worse.