The St. Louis Blues have filled another position on their coaching staff, or perhaps created a new one. Barret Jackman will be in charge of coaching the team’s development players.
With that, he won’t be working much (if at all) with the NHL roster. He will be watching, making contact with and coaching up the team’s prospects from juniors, college and the AHL.
The hire is an interesting one. It won’t affect the team that we see day in and out, but could have an impact on the future of the squad.
The problem with that could be two-fold.