The St. Louis Blues have developed a flair for the dramatic over the last two summers. One year after fleecing the Philadelphia Flyers, Doug Armstrong pulled off another shocking trade. He was not the clear victor, but the Blues added Ryan O’Reilly and dropped two of their weightier contracts in the process, while keeping the blue-chip prospects.
As fans, we have focused mainly on what was lost and what was kept. Shockingly, there were quite a few vocal fans that were upset about what was given up.
The most vocal were upset over the loss of Vladimir Sobotka.