Things need to be left tidy for Alex Steen when he takes over as general manager 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 General Manager Doug Armstrong isn’t leaving the organization in a worse place for Alexander Steen, who will take over as General Manager next season.
** NHLRumors.com transcripts
Friedman: “The other thing I think, I really believe, I really believe here, this is Doug Armstrong’s last year as GM of the Blues. Alexander Steen will take over next year. I think Armstrong wants to leave the team in a good place for Steen. I just can’t believe for a second that Armstrong would do something that he thinks would leave Steen in an overall worse position if he goes to GM of the Blues.”
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It just doesn’t seem like the way it’s wired to me. And he has worked very hard to put Steen in a position to be successful once he takes over. I could always be wrong. I’ve been wrong before, but I’d be really surprised if he did something that he didn’t think would be beneficial to the new manager in the long run. Who is actually his right hand. So I think about all these things when it comes to St. Louis.
Bukauskas: “Is there a part of you that might be wondering deep down, Doug Armstrong, that after all these years in St. Louis, he’s still not quite ready to retire. Maybe a little bit of self-sabotage. He’s saying, I should just stick around a little bit longer until this is all sorted out. I don’t want to put Alex Steen in a difficult position and then extend his tenure a little bit.”
Friedman: “I really think that, as I said, he’s being very careful to leave it good for Steen. I don’t see him staying any longer. No.”
Bukauskas: “I know.”
Friedman: “I don’t do that, I don’t do that. It’s interesting though, as Tom Stillman, the owner, said earlier this year, it’s not like Armstrong is leaving and going somewhere else. I’m curious to see what Stillman thinks about Armstrong’s next role in the organization, and what’s that all going to mean?”
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Because I think people thought, ‘Oh yeah, maybe he’d be the GM somewhere else.’ But that’s certainly not how the owner sounds.”
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