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St. Louis Blues announced they are releasing four assistant coaches today:
- Ray “Teflon” Bennett who has been with the team since 2006.
- Steve Thomas who joined the team less than a year ago.
- Rick Wilson who had worked as an assistant for Yeo as part of the Wild’s organization before joining Yeo at Scottrade.
- Ty Conklin who was a former goalie with the Blues from 2009-2011. He joined the Blues as the team’s goalie development coach in 2013.
It looks like Armstrong is giving Mike Yeo a chance to start with a fresh group of assistants. At least we will see some fresh faces behind the bench next season.
UPDATE
As soon as I posted the article, hockey writers started chiming in on potential replacements
On STL coaching, its believed Craig Berube and Darryl Sydor are good bets to move up from AHL Chicago.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 16, 2017
Possible candidates for Yeo's new staff: Bylsma, Therrien, Berube, Sydor. #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) May 16, 2017
JR also mentions Yeo had worked with both Therrien and Bylsma in the past. All very interesting candidates. I would prefer to see Bylsma by virtue of his Stanley Cup experience with the Penguins. Share your thoughts below.