Halak Traded To St. Louis; Blues Fans React To Deal

The headline over at our Blues blog, St. Louis Game Time, says it all:

Here’s how the folks over at Game Time, and presumably throughout St. Louis, are reacting to this trade:

Yes, you read that correctly. The latest Patrick Roy du jour of the Montreal Canadiens is now our newest actual real starting goaltender. In case you’ve forgotten, that hasn’t been the case since Grant Fuhr.

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In return, the Blues ship back Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. While I am upset to see a prospect like Eller go, the Blues were in dire need of a solid starting goaltender. Chris Mason put up solid numbers for us in net, but his propensity for softies and the occasional wonky move, he also became a lightning rod of derision. This gives St. Louis a solid starter in net, one of the best back-ups in the league, and a good and growing defensive corps. Remember those blown couple goal leads and one goal losses that kept us out of the playoffs? There’s hope now that’s a thing of the past.

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