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St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong has strong words for the Edmonton Oilers after sending offers sheets

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Maverick Mitchell
August 20, 2024 (5:04 PM)

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St. Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong did not hold back his feelings when it came to his opinion on the "unwritten rule" of offer sheeting opposing teams young stars.

"If there is a GM code not to do offer sheets, no one emailed it to me," Armstrong said, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford.

The Blues were able to snap up Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway from the Edmonton Oilers after they decided not to match their offer. They locked up Broberg at a $4.58 Million cap hit and cost a second-round pick as compensation. They also got Holloway signed for a $2.29 Million AAV and got a 3rd round pick as compensation.

When asked about his feelings towards the Oilers and if Stan Bowman being their new gm had any sway in his decision to send offer sheets their way he said it couldn't be any further from the truth.

"This is a tool that I think everyone uses and should use," Armstrong said, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac. "I think it was reported that I wouldn't have done this to Kenny Holland. That's the furthest thing from the truth.

"That code I have been hearing about, it's not true," Armstrong said, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Matthew DeFranks. "Managers do what they have to do for their franchises. If they don't, they shouldn't be doing their job."

"Quite honestly, I'd do it to my mother if she was managing the Oilers. My job is to take care of the St. Louis Blues fans and the St. Louis Blues organization. We saw an opportunity to do that."

There has been some complaints that St. Lous overpaid for Broberg and Holloway, but at the end of the day, the team had a lot of cap space available and Armstrong believes they will elevate their team greatly.

"Maybe overpaying, if you want to say that, for these guys (but it) wasn't difficult for us because we have the cap space," Armstrong said, per Korac. "When their contracts are done, the cap should be approximately $100 million, potentially. ... We think it's a good investment for us."

Source: The Score
Armstrong: I'd tender offer sheet even if my mother was opposing GM

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