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Former Blues defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo weighs in on the Alex Pietrangelo situation

Blues fans aren’t the only ones curious about how the Alex Pietrangelo contract talks have stagnated. Today on ESPN 101’s Rivs & BK show, former Blues defenseman and teammate of Pietrangelo’s Carlo Colaiacovo offered his thoughts on the situation.

Former #STLBlues defenseman @CarloColaiacovo says on #RivsAndBK that he doesn't understand how the Alex Pietrangelo negotiations reached this point, and if Petro walks the Blues will spend the next 5-7 years looking for his replacement.

PODCAST: https://t.co/lCEvRbNoo0 pic.twitter.com/xjiKJrRgq4— 101 ESPN St. Louis (@101espn) September 21, 2020

For the sound deprived, here’s the above clip:

“It’s not the player’s job to sell himself to the team he’s been on; it’s the team’s job to sell the player on staying.