Apparently the St. Louis Blues have mastered the art of lowering expectations in the offseason. Many, if not a vast majority of fans had come to the conclusion that the draft would pass without anything earth shaking happening.
The Blues were going to make their selections at 20 and 27. We would debate the talents of the picks and have to wait 3-5 years before finding anything out.
Instead, Doug Armstrong went from villain to hero in a matter of seconds. He reversed the famous line from The Dark Knight and saw himself live long enough to become the hero.