The St. Louis Blues are the ONLY team in the NHL with three defensemen making over $6 million… In 2022-23, the Blues ranked: 26th in GA/60. 23rd in xGA/60. 24th in SA/60. 30th in Penalty Kill. 17th in Goals by D-men (36). 22nd in Points by D-men (165).
The St. Louis Blues are the ONLY team in the NHL with three defensemen making over $6 million…
In 2022-23, the Blues ranked:
26th in GA/60
23rd in xGA/60
24th in SA/60
30th in Penalty Kill
17th in Goals by D-men (36)
22nd in Points by D-men (165)#STLBlues— Blues Views (@STLBluesViews) April 19, 2023
by STLBooze3
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[Highest percentage of cap given to defensemen in 2022-23… 1: Nashville (39.8%) 2: Colorado (37.2%) 3: St. Louis (36.2%) 4: San Jose (33.8%) 5: Minnesota (33.5%) 6: Winnipeg (32.0%) 7: Pittsburgh (31.3%)](https://twitter.com/stlbluesviews/status/1648782433427259394?s=46&t=Xn0juU2C4hEaElfmeGb4jQ)
[Most money allocated to top-4 defensemen, with GA/60 rank… 1: Colorado($24.5M) – 8th 2: San Jose ($24.0M) – 30th 3: Boston ($23.8M) – 1st 4: St. Louis ($23.5M) – 26th 5: Minnesota ($23.1M) – 6th 6: Nashville ($22.7M) – 12th 7: Vegas ($22.1M) – 10th](https://twitter.com/stlbluesviews/status/1648782809467633664?s=46&t=Xn0juU2C4hEaElfmeGb4jQ)
I think this might be more than just a bad defensive scheme and assistant coach. Hopefully I’m wrong, but this might be a multi year issue as these players continually age.