If there’s a former non-Isles GM out there that every New York Islanders fans love it’s Peter Chiarelli. Recently the former Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers GM was a special advisor to St Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong. And now, Chiarelli is being promoted in St Louis.
Doug Armstrong is still the President and GM of the Blues. So even with Chiarelli’s more official role within the Blues front office, Armstrong still has the final call. But he’s gonna have a seat at the table.
Now, let’s go over why that’s music to Islanders fan’s ears.