When the St. Louis Blues brought in Mike Yeo as the coach in waiting prior to the 2016-17 season, there were plenty who were skeptical about it. He had done a decent job with the Minnesota Wild, but there were underlying issues with that team and his ability to lead it.
Many brushed it off, thinking it was just that franchise or perhaps it was just a coach given a chance too young. He would figure things out with the Blues and correct his mistakes.
We were given every indication that would be the case when he took over for Ken Hitchcock in January of 2017.