We’ve talked about possible lines, defensive pairings, and goaltending situations for the St. Louis Blues in the upcoming year. We’ve talked about who the Blues should protect in an expansion draft, which teams offer-sheet our top players, and more. But what we haven’t talked about is worst-case scenarios.
What happens to the Blues when a new round of the mumps sweeps the league, taking some of our core members out of play? What about when Hitchcock decides the Blues are invincible and tells some of them to just get out there and play, he doesn’t care who plays where?