Do these statements from the GM give a hint of the future and players' expendability?
None of this is surprising, really - the Blues do have two cores. The old core, the new core. The ones you've built your current regular season successes on (to a degree) and the new core who have provided the push during the regular season and have been the team's only source of consistent(ish) post-season offense.
Armstrong said Blues have 2core groups--an "aging" one, with players in late 20s/early 30s, and a "young one," players in early/mid 20s (1)
— Elisabeth Meinecke (@lismeinecke) May 26, 2015
Armstrong also said the "long-term look on this franchise is around Schwartz, Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk" (2)
— Elisabeth Meinecke (@lismeinecke) May 26, 2015
He added, "I think Jake Allen has a great career ahead of him.