It’s doubtful that St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong was basing important decisions about the future of the franchise on the bounce of a puck Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. A game against the Los Angeles Kings was the Blues’ last before the NHL trade deadline at 2 p.

After four years of being a seller as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, and then one where he basically stood pat, Steve Yzerman is in position to be a buyer. Under coach Todd McLellan, the Wings surged from second from the bottom in the Eastern Conference all the way to the East's first wild-card spot,