re: NHL Offseason Thread

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Blues have a lot of decisions coming up.

resign Maroon? Extending Schenn

The softest dman in hockey will be up in a year or so, extend Petro???? Can't extend everyone, and guys in AHL who are ready.

give binninton a bridge deal?

What do you do with Allen? Had Seattle been in this years draft, they could of been a perfect spot to dump him with a pick.

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Yes, extend Maroon if the terms are team friendly.

Do what reasonable to keep Schenn.

Parako is my top defenseman priority. If Petro fits in around Parako, great. If not, and you can make another run with Petro I have no problem letting him eventually walk as a free agent. If another run isn't in the cards, trade him for the right price.

Binnington is a must keep regardless of cost.

If I'm Doug Armstrong I'm looking to extend Oscar Sundqvist and Ivan Barbashev to reasonable deals now. They proved their worth in shutting down the opponent's top lines and possess offensive upside. If a restructure is possible with Alexander Steen I do it, although he's nearing the end of the trail so I can't extend him very far in a new deal.

I'd like to keep Edmundson at a fair price.

As for Jake Allen, if I can unload the contract "hooray"! If not I keep one more year and hope to deal him to Seattle in the expansion draft.