Blues general manager-in-waiting Alexander Steen had his fingerprints all over adding more Swedes to the Blues organization. Samuel Johannesson and Marcus Sylvegard are two of seven Swedes in training camp right now.
“We brought in good players with good pedigree that are in the league now,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. “Now, they’re ready to take off."
The Blues couldn’t complete yet another comeback in a 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena, handing St. Louis its first loss of the year and sending it
Blues surge back from two-goal deficit to take a two-goal lead only to sag in the third and when a stick comes apart, so did the game against the Wild.
St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery's staff scouted their own team during the 4 Nations break, finding weaknesses and possible improvements in the Blues' even-strength game, plus power play and penalty kill.