Blues general manager Doug Armstrong was confident that the re-signing of his coach, Craig Berube, was going to get done, so he wasn’t concerned about getting halfway through Berube’s final season without extending the contract of the only coach to win a Stanley Cup in St. Louis.
“We talked prior to Christmas, Craig and I,” Armstrong said Thursday. “There was really no feeling I think from either side that we were concerned that we weren’t gonna get something done. We talked at Christmas and said it's probably the right time to start the discussions and I started to talk to Craig’s representative and we just sort of talked on and off and then we thought at this Olympic break or All-Star break, I guess now, was the proper time to see if we could get it finished and we were able to do that.
“For me, it wasn't that big of a deal. I knew it was gonna get done. Craig won a championship here. We've had good seasons. And I think he felt the same way. I don't think either of us got too stressed out about these things. We understand that it's going to happen but it was great that it's done now. I don't think I was distracted by it and Craig could speak for himself but now it's just something we don't have to answer about what's going on. It's done now and we're looking forward to it.”
