Things must be left tidy for Alex Steen when he takes over as GM of the St. Louis Blues next season
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on the 32 Thoughts: The Podcast – The Next Ninety One: Leo Carlsson episode – on St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong isn’t leaving the organization in a worse spot for Alexander Steen, who might be taking up as GM next season.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
Friedman: “The opposite thing I feel, I actually, I actually consider here, that is Doug Armstrong’s last yr as GM of the Blues. Alexander Steen is taking up next yr. I feel that Armstrong wants to go away the team in an excellent place for Steen. I just cannot consider for a second that Armstrong would do anything that he thinks would go away Steen in an overall worse position as he enters GM of the Blues.
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It just doesn’t strike me as the way in which that he’s wired. And he has really worked hard to place Steen in position to achieve success once he takes over. I could all the time be improper. I’ve been improper before, but I could be really surprised if he did something that he didn’t think long-term was useful for the brand new manager. Who’s mainly his right-hand guy. So I take into consideration all of these things with regards to St. Louis.”
Bukauskas: “Is there any a part of you that just wonders, perhaps deep down, Doug Armstrong, in any case the years in St Louis, he’s still not quite able to retire. Perhaps a little bit little bit of self-sabotaging. He’s like, I should just, I should stick around just a little bit bit longer, just until this all gets sorted out. I don’t wish to put Alex Steen in a tricky spot after which just extend his tenure a little bit bit.”
Friedman: “I do, like, I do think that he’s very, like I said, very careful about leaving it well for Steen. I don’t see him staying longer. No.”
Bukauskas: “I do know.”
Friedman: “I don’t, I don’t. It’s interesting though, like Tom Stillman, the owner, said earlier this yr, it’s not like Armstrong’s leaving and going some other place. I’m curious to see what Stillman thinks about Armstrong’s next role within the organization, and what’s that each one going to mean?
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Because I feel people thought, ‘Oh, well, perhaps he would go and turn into the GM some other place.’ However the owner sure doesn’t sound like that.”
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