With the loss of former St. Louis Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo this off-season to unrestricted free agency (and the Vegas Golden Knights), questions have abounded about the Blues’ blue line. Will Torey Krug take Pietrangelo’s place? Who is the next number one defenseman? How will the Blues cope with the loss of both Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester, their top pairing for the last several seasons? What is going on with re-signing Vince Dunn? What will salary cap restrictions have to say about all of this in the future?
Obviously, signing Krug was a shrewd move by Doug Armstrong to mitigate the loss of Pietrangelo, but no, the former Bruin won’t take Petro’s place.