St. Louis Blues Mandatory Credit: Billy Hurst-USA TODAY Sports
The St. Louis Blues are in an awkward position with their current forward Vladimir Tarasenko. It was made apparent that he wants a fresh start and rumors abound about locker room tensions regarding his actions and his on-ice play.
However, as the 2021 offseason has progressed and no trade has been made, it seems less and less likely that a deal gets done prior to the 2021-22 season. Many fans disagree, but Doug Armstrong has played this as well as he could.
The stronger opinions are that Armstrong needed to get rid of Tarasenko to cut out a proverbial locker room cancer before it makes the team ill.