The St. Louis Blues have won the NHL’s offseason, altering their offensive group through the additions of Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, Tyler Bozak and Patrick Maroon. With some new and exciting options up front and a mostly solid group of returning defensemen, that leaves all of the questions surrounding one player – Jake Allen.
Many Blues fans have been critical of Allen over the years, saying that he will ultimately stumble at some point during the season. The trend of Allen’s struggles have been well documented, but mostly forgiven thanks to some strong play through Brian Elliott and Carter Hutton.