The St. Louis Blues thought they had a goaltender for the future when they picked up Jake Allen and saw what he could do in the NHL. They believed in him so much that they let veterans like Ryan Miller and Brian Elliott go.
It has been a bumpy road for the netminder affectionately referred to as Snake since then. Two times over the past two seasons, if you bulk them all together, Allen has struggled mightily.
In 2016-17, the Blues brought assistant GM Martin Brodeur down from the press box to help out.