The St. Louis Blues are still holding out hope they will be able to defend their Stanley Cup championship. For selfish, sporting reasons, they want this because they know their window is wide open and do not fully know what their 2020-21 lineup will look like.
There is a good chance their current captain, Alex Pietrangelo might be wearing a different sweater. There is also just the chance that the pieces don’t fall into place, no matter who is on the roster. Now is the time to try winning it all again.
However, the global pandemic due to the covid-19 virus threw a gigantic wrench into all those plans.