Jim Thomas of St. Louis Post Dispatch: A long underachieving season has the Blues facing many questions as the trade deadline approaches. One thing becoming clear is that Armstrong appears to be safe barring a catastrophic collapse.
Then, there is Alex Steen. Steen’s numbers dropped due to injuries but now poor play has crept in. Two more years at $5.75 million may be too hard to swallow. Is a buyout or trade possible? The same can be said of Jay Bouwmeester, who has played better of late. Would he waive his no-trade clause to go home to Calgary?