The St. Louis Blues are likely to have little or nothing to do when free agency officially opens on July 1. Unlike the summer of 2018 when the Blues opened things with a flurry of activity, there is likely to be next to no news coming from the Stanley Cup champs.
The Blues signed Carl Gunnarsson. They have extended their qualifying offers to all their restricted free agent. Unless they plan a surprise move toward one of their lesser UFA’s, the only move they have to make is to re-sign Pat Maroon.
For Doug Armstrong, it is not really a matter of whether you bring Maroon back.