LAVAL, QC, CANADA - OCTOBER 19: Hayden Verbeek #17 of the Laval Rocket makes a run for the puck in front of Sam Montembeault #33 of the Springfield Thunderbirds at Place Bell on October 19, 2018 in Laval, Quebec. (Photo by Stephane Dube /Getty Images)
The St. Louis Blues are hoping the NHL can start right after the new year. Their prospects will likely wait longer.
When things line up from a timing aspect, it is hard to feel as though you did not speak it into existence. Just days after talking about a disconnect between the NHL and AHL, we learned that the St.