{"id":20599,"date":"2017-12-27T14:38:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=20599"},"modified":"2017-12-27T14:38:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:38:17","slug":"st-louis-blues-doug-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/12\/27\/st-louis-blues-doug-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Sign GM Doug Armstrong to Four-Year Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday morning, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_self\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> announced they extended general manager <strong>Doug Armstrong<\/strong>&#8216;s contract. They added four years to &#8216;Army&#8217;s&#8217; deal, with a team option to add a fifth year. Armstrong has spent ten years with the Blues organization. In 2008, Armstrong joined the Blues as the director of player personnel on a two-year deal. His deal noted that he was set to become the team&#8217;s general manager once <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pleaula01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Pleau<\/a><\/strong> retired. Before he joined St. Louis, Armstrong was the Dallas Stars general manager from 2002 to 2007. He&#8217;s also done a lot of work with Team Canada throughout the years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: The Blues have signed GM Doug Armstrong to a four-year contract extension. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tTtklc6QdY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/tTtklc6QdY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StLouisBlues\/status\/946052466050785280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>St. Louis Blues Sign GM Doug Armstrong to Four Year Extension<\/h1>\n<p>Since Armstrong became the team&#8217;s general manager, the team has the fourth best record in the league. He&#8217;s brought in an impressive amount of talent, including drafting the team&#8217;s stars <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tarasvl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladimir Tarasenko<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schwaja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaden Schwartz<\/a><\/strong> in 2010. He&#8217;s also done a lot in the trade market. Most people see his first big deal happening eight days before the 2010 draft. Army sent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ellerla01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lars Eller<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Ian Schultz<\/strong> away, and in turn brought in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a><\/strong>. Halak played 159 games with the Blues, and held a record of 83-47-19.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong&#8217;s done a lot more for the team, though. He dealt away big names like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bishobe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Bishop<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oshietj01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Oshie<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0but also brought in players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shattke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Shattenkirk<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sobotvl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladimir Sobotka<\/a><\/strong>. Arguably the best trade Armstrong&#8217;s made, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/06\/23\/brayden-schenn-traded-st-louis-blues\/\" target=\"_self\">is his most recent<\/a>. At the 2017 Draft, the Blues announced that they dealt away the struggling <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehtejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jori Lehtera<\/a><\/strong> and a couple of first-round draft picks. In return, the team brought in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schenbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brayden Schenn<\/a><\/strong>. Since joining, Schenn&#8217;s been sensational for the team. He&#8217;s recorded 40 points in 38 games, as the top line centre. With<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Schwartz injured, Schenn has played a starring role and become a fan favourite.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Armstrong is a relatively young GM, at 53 years old, and could find himself getting a fifth year added to his deal if the Blues continue at this rate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"NF5U-o3qQw1HrPBVa4_7vA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/462470384\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NF5U-o3qQw1HrPBVa4_7vA',sig:'Ur4OVh_Di6PAWahmf-5H81qC01GfnhEXw2iZm6ynirw=',w:'594px',h:'402px',items:'462470384',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday morning, the St. Louis Blues announced they extended general manager Doug Armstrong&#8216;s contract. They added four years to &#8216;Army&#8217;s&#8217; deal, with a team option to add a fifth year. Armstrong has spent ten years with the Blues organization. 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