The St. Louis Blues have seven defensemen that are worthy of a starting role but unfortunately for Robert Bortuzzo, he seems to be on the outside looking in. Scoring only 10 points in 59 games last season, it looks like he may have a hard time displacing Carl Gunnarsson or Joel Edmundson early on.
While this may seem like a very negative way to begin an article, let me go on to say that as the season progresses, Robert Bortuzzo will have plenty of opportunities to earn more time and has the potential to do some really good things for this hockey club.