Free agency begins on July 28th, nearly a month later than usual. It concludes a busy back-end of July, after the Expansion Draft and Entry Draft further give GMs an idea of what they have to work with cap wise.
Doug Armstrong has tough decisions going into the free agency period. On the one hand, how much will re-signing Jaden Schwartz, Tyler Bozak, and Mike Hoffman cost - and will it be worth it?
On the other hand, not everyone’s coming back. If the Blues re-sign Schwartz, but don’t extend a contract to Hoffman, there’s a pressing need to strengthen the team on the left side.