The St. Louis Blues thought they had everything put to bed months and months ago. They had reached an agreement with the city’s Board of Aldermen to get renovations to the partially outdated Scottrade Center paid for.
The Blues thought they had so much agreed upon that they started the work during the summer of 2017. It was all finished by the time the 2017-18 season began, but ultimately had to be paid for with a combination of city money and debt taken on by the Blues.
The latter part came about because of two different issues that had to be taken to court.