The Blues’ goalie conundrum is over, at least for now. Pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso and the Blues had not progressed in their talks, and it’s been expected that Husso was going to test the market this off-season. He had every reason to want to test the market, considering his regular season stats were career best. He finished with a 25-7-6 record on the year, with a 2.56 GAA (that rose at the end of the season, perhaps when the workload was catching up with him) and a .919 SV%.
The Detroit Red Wings were in need of a goaltender, the Blues need to save cap space for many, many reasons, and Doug Armstrong apparently has a great relationship with Steve Yzerman.