Armstrong on why Steen: “I just kept coming back to him, coming back to him. When I brought it up to Mr. Stillman, he said, ‘He doesn’t have any experience.’ If you take someone you truly believe in, the experience will come. Let’s not lose the right person for the wrong reason.”
by STLBooze3
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[Army: “I know what’s best for the franchise with regards to me. I love being a manager. I love it. But sometimes it’s not about what’s best for me or what I want. When I realized it was best for the St. Louis Blues – a new voice in time – I couldn’t find a better person to do it”](https://x.com/jprutherford/status/1801293734312595564?s=46&t=Xn0juU2C4hEaElfmeGb4jQ)
Believe in Steener.
People like to shit on Doug, but that attitude really sends my respect for him through the roof, and gets me really excited for steen. He may not always be batting 1000, but we’re a solid organization. Even during the low points of this season, even the most-down among us (me), had next year to look forward to.
Ok I’ll bite. Why Steener? What does he bring to the table that we think will make him a great GM?
I’m pumped for Steener and what can be – he’s a gamer, looked like a mother F’r to play against, wants to win, a pro’s pro and feel like that’s the guys he’s going to go after.
In two years, Doug will be 62 years old. He steps down from the GM rule into an advisory role and lets 42 year old Steener step into the day-to-day role of GM. Say Doug serves in the advisory role another 3 years. He’s now 65 and able to retire if he wants to having set up the new GM, and more importantly the organIzation, for continued success.