Coming from a lifelong STL fan, this is on the GM (Armstrong). He has done a poor job the past three years with bad signings and a lack of good resignings. Chief was not the problem. The roster makes no sense.

@bobanmihajlov338

7 ай бұрын

Tell me if im wrong but there was zero expectations for the Blues going into this season, so why was he fired when they’re one point back of a playoff spot in the west?

@nathangoalie

7 ай бұрын

Also a Blues fan and I 100% agree with you.

@Darth_Topher

7 ай бұрын

Ownership needs to fire Army and give Steener a go as interim GM

@jeffr3744

7 ай бұрын

Army's trying to get teams attention

@GodWeenSatan

7 ай бұрын

Cheif was a problem too. Same lame excuse after every game "we should have done better"

As a Blues fan, all I'll say is I think they kept the wrong Armstrong

Doug Armstrong should’ve been out the door before Berube

Given the recent sackings of coaches, I saw this coming given how the Blues have been playing; I still strongly believe that the one who should have been fired is Armstrong. I am going to miss Berube, I cannot imagine the bench without the chief, and wish him all the best. It's such a shame, he is one of a kind, I am going to miss him.

@Dogsrule777

7 ай бұрын

It’s never gonna be the same without Chief. This hurts so bad.

As a Blues fan, I was shocked and saddened when I saw this news. I never thought Craig Berube was the problem. Doug Armstrong has done some brilliant moves and some questionable moves as GM of the Blues. This falls under one of the questionable moves. Craig Berube certainly left his mark in St. Louis and that is something that no other coach of the St. Louis Blues has done and that's win a Stanley Cup. I will miss him as coach of the Blues and I hope Drew Bannister does well as the Blues' coach. I will be at their game against Ottawa.

Berube losing his job before Christmas just gives him an extended holiday tbh. It's not like he's going to be without an income now. He'll still be paid by the Blues, and honestly, he won't be out of work long. I bet he's back in the league next season.

@paulalexander8874

7 ай бұрын

He seems a good coach tbh. This might be a blessing for him, plenty of teams will be interested

Cannot believe this. I mean read the depth chart. This team is lucky to be 1 game under 500. Armstrong has made no effort to improve the defense. The forward groups are hodgepodge of Young inexperienced players(Neighbors Torpchenko), good depth veterans(Sunquisdt,Hayes) and players still finding their groove(Thomas,Kyrou) at an NHL level. To think this is Berube’s fault is a next level mess up. Unless you’re all in on a rebuild, this move is stupid and will bite Armstrong.

@JustBob-sw4rf

7 ай бұрын

Armstrong did try to improve the defense last summer. Unfortunately, Krug invoked his no trade clause (NTC) to refuse the trade. Krug, Leddy, Faulk, and Parayko are all on NTC’s with 2 years, or more, left on their contracts. By handing out so many NTC’s on defense Armstrong tied his own hands.

@jeffhaines07

7 ай бұрын

I would've given you a thumbs up, but you think Hayes is a good player

Chief, thanks for everything. Especially the Cup. And I concur with a lot of the comments here, the issue is Doug Armstrong.

Strange firing. The Blues have done way better than they have had any business doing, and the slump has been a short one.

@procrvstinvtion8479

7 ай бұрын

Seriously, everyone’s been saying “it looks like it’s rebuild time” and they’re only 1 game under .500, that’s super impressive and I put a lot of that success on the coach

@vipeholmskolan6052

7 ай бұрын

@@procrvstinvtion8479 this

@random24558

7 ай бұрын

​@@procrvstinvtion8479 blues are a .500 team because of binner and Berube. and the reason people want a rebuild is because this team isn't elite. we do not stand a chance in 7 games against these big guys. the next 1-3 years of this roster looks bad. our team is on the downward fall in the next years, while teams like chi yotes are only going to get better. my last point I'm going to make, why not start the rebuild while we do have prospects developing outside the NHL. use the terrible NTC to be content how we are, no one had any hopes for this team anyways.

@jasonebone6464

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Inconsistent for sure but I think history has shown that he's a guy that can motivate a team that's fallen behind a little bit in the standings. Hard to have a good feeling about this. If the Blues win the next 10 games I'll STFU. 🤔

@JB77776

7 ай бұрын

​@@procrvstinvtion8479It's not about this season. It's about the future. This team is average at best and they have no room to improve.

I hope Berube gets another chance somewhere else.

@AlexAnteroLammikko

7 ай бұрын

There is no doubt he will. One because he won the Stanley Cup and two because the NHL loves to go through the same roster of coaches. Ottawa or the Blue Jackets for instance should consider it. Fire their coach and get Berube and see.

@joemckim1183

7 ай бұрын

Berube might have to wait till next season. It would be weird to bring in a coach midseason who isnt with the organization already.

I’m surprised and bummed he’s out. He’s a great coach and did not deserve to be let go immediately after the game.

@skolblues

7 ай бұрын

Are you… bummed aht?

@skolblues

7 ай бұрын

He’s going to sens I bet

@philipalt9560

7 ай бұрын

@@skolbluesThe Senators are another team that is off to a disappointing start, so it’s possible that if the Blues beat the Sens tomorrow that the Senators may be looking for a new head coach, and they might be calling for Berube. I wonder if that was the reasoning behind the firing of Berube, hoping that it would jump start the Blues for the next, game an possibly give Berube an opening to coach again right away if the Sens fire their coach. The problem with this is that the Senators are not really in a better position than the Blues are at this point in time.

This makes me sick. I can’t get behind it. Not an Armstrong hater, but this is a move that doesn’t have an upside. Even if the team makes the playoffs (which is a long shot). How far do you think this roster will go?

I am in no way a STL fan but I was shocked to see this

getting fired before Christmas for a head coach that gets paid millions is a little different than for a typical hockey fan.

I really hope this doesn't bite the blues in the popka long term. Berube is the best coach in blues history.

@daftelf

7 ай бұрын

We're already in between retool and rebuild, I don't see how it can get any worse. This team is under achieving right now and they have a lot of long-term contracts with NMC. They need to play their way through it until some of the younger guys can get up and help That's going to be a year or two of struggle. I think Armstrong and Stillman probably both agreed they should be doing even better than they are even despite all that. A new voice might help. They've been underachieving top to bottom

@edwardofgreene

7 ай бұрын

You know Blues history includes Scotty Bowman and Al Arbour?

@jert38

7 ай бұрын

@@edwardofgreene neither of which won a cup for the Blues

As a Detroit fan.. This seems really odd.

@peterlocker8839

7 ай бұрын

Second time too, minnesota fired their coach right after we played them.

@JarradBruessel32

7 ай бұрын

If they want their coaches fired, they should just lose to detroit. That should give us a few more wins this season lol.

@charlesharrington3890

7 ай бұрын

Blues players are all over Detroit. Armstrong built up Detroit and destroyed St. Louis. It's hilarious. I bet the Red Wings are going deep in the playoffs. Perfect spot for Berube imo.

@JarradBruessel32

7 ай бұрын

@@charlesharrington3890 we don't need a new coach.

@charlesharrington3890

7 ай бұрын

@@JarradBruessel32 no, no just part of the organization

Stars fan, as much as I hate the Blues. Berube was definitely not the problem, doubtful this new interim coach turns it around for the Blues.

@TheOriginalTuhat

7 ай бұрын

Blues fan, as much as I love the Blues, Chief was an excellent coach and we should now expect things to go EXTREMELY badly for the blues for the remainder of the season

Sorry to see Berube go. But, for him this will probably turn out to be a blessing in disguise. He didn’t deserve to have to coach this mess of a team that Armstrong created. With so many overpaid underperforming players on long term NTC contracts, the team’s going to be a bottom dweller for many years. Meanwhile, Berube will get another NHL head coaching job and he’ll do fine. Side note: I believe that Berube’s family lives in the Philadelphia area. So, though being fired is no fun, at least this should result in more holiday time with the family than he’s had in years.

@skolblues

7 ай бұрын

He’s going to ottawa

@jleif7736

7 ай бұрын

@@skolblues What better way to leave 1 organization that is dumpster fire, and head off to another one that is in even a worse mess lmfao.

@jakeberube5779

7 ай бұрын

Member of Berube family here. We do indeed live near phili! so while it’s a shame he was fired it will be nice to have him back for more holiday time this year. Hopefully his next team is just as good as the blues were to him for the past 4 years!

@Lstractorman

7 ай бұрын

@@jakeberube5779this current mess is not his fault. He deserved better.

@markcapestro5390

7 ай бұрын

💯

An absolute BS panic move. I have never been in this camp but Armstrong needs to go. I am beyond sad rn

@joemckim1183

7 ай бұрын

It seems like the last 3 Blues head coaches have all been fired midseason.

@Dogsrule777

7 ай бұрын

Me too man. I’m blown away by this weak sauce move. Chief was the best thing going for the team!

Tonight we lost to a team made up of guys who would be wearing the note if Armstrong had an ounce of sense. Berube was given a team of retreads and castoffs from other teams fronting a troupe of Armie's bad contracts and a passle of untried new kids. Armie ignoring leading scorers (Perron) and let genuine stars walk in free agency over no-trade clauses (Petro, O'Reilly) and let's make that Chief's fault because he didnt make a silk purse from Armstrongs sows ear? Right. Sure. You betcha. Fire Armie.

@bathwatercod5206

7 ай бұрын

it is crazy to think that the likes of perron, fabbri, walman, husso, all played major parts in the dismantling of their former team tonight (except for perron)> fabbri is a genuine star in the league if he can remain healthy, walman is arguably one of the most underrated if not the most underrated d-man in the league, and husso played just well enough for detroit to out-score STL.

@Dogsrule777

7 ай бұрын

Well said. Couldn’t agree more. Army is a total chump.

@billbuehler4959

7 ай бұрын

To be entirely fair, after his injuries, Fabbri wasn't going to see enough ice time with the Blues, and he would have never had the chance to become the player he is now. Also, Husso has been rather pedestrian for Detroit, I'd take Binnington over Husso any day. No arguements from me about Perron or Wahlman though. They absolutely should still be Blues

Not sure why Ott didn't get the interim tag. Thanks for the cup, Chief.

@daves.5301

7 ай бұрын

He runs the horrific PP. He is lucky he was not let go.

I thought it was too early when the flyers fired chief. I didn’t think it was him then either. Chief got his cup and that’s the only solace I can find.

the old saying goes, "coaches are hired to be fired". good luck Craig

Hmmmm...Just woke up and saw this. Just jumped over to this video after Shannon said somebody had been fired. I just wanted to see who it was before going back to sleep. I did not imagine I would see a Blues sweater on Shannon. Everybody knew this was a retooling year for the team. I was originally surprised that Berube would want to be part of that. He had earned the right to be on teams that are better than the Blues are right now. His agreeing to stay and not ask to leave I believed showed his dedication to the Blues. There HAS to be more going on behind the scenes. If I was Berube, in the middle of the season, I WOULD WANT the Blues to fire me...especially now, before the year is up. This gives me plenty of time to be hired this year by a team that is near playoff ready and or is playoff ready for an extended run next year. The one thing that you can say about COACH is that he has shown in the past that he knows how to kick butt to help motivate a team. As far as Armstrong, while I do agree he has made his mistakes...especially the three ones that I keep seeing mentioned with this video...he is so well respected and even recently has been given extra duties by the rest of the Hockey World outside of the Blues...he knows what he has in Coach AND Armstrong is very aware of the current "dumpster fire" state of the Blues...hmmmm....I just can't see him laying this at the feet of Berube. Something else MUST be going on. That being said, if this is just Armstrong trying to motivate this team or if he really believes that this is the fault of Berube....Well, if Shannon says that "Stupidity should be a 2 minute penalty" then let me state that, "Mismanaging a team should be a game misconduct". ( I really DO hope that there is something more of a positive nature to this firing than we are being told)

Isn’t this the second coach fired directly after losing a game to Detroit this season?

@famouss21

7 ай бұрын

Yes, lol. First it was Minnesota, now STL. Funny enough, the Blues didn’t play terrible tonight, but I haven’t watched enough of them to judge if this was warranted or not

@GodWeenSatan

7 ай бұрын

​@@famouss21they did play terrible! Zero powerplay goals again. Puck turnovers, bad D

@joemckim1183

7 ай бұрын

Third coach in a row fired midseason.

@kylemayer8486

7 ай бұрын

2nd at least.

I like Doug Armstrong, but this is 100% on him. The amount of whiffs he has had in terms of roster construction and the contracts he's given out fall on him, not Berube. Armie deserves the pink slip way before Berube

I think all Blues fans are in agreement. This is not on Chief but Army. Army no longer has a scapegoat.

Wow……I liked him. Too bad.

Chief is a scapegoat, Army needs to go. He locked up a horrid Dcore and half of our forwards are overpaid and cant play hockey. Team has no identity and it's all the GM's fault. That bum needs to go.

@bigk4026

7 ай бұрын

He literally Threw away our identity right after we won the cup. So pathetic!

@jeffhaines07

7 ай бұрын

Well said

Doug Armstrong has put on an absolute masterclass on thoroughly dismantling a championship team in very short order. Heck, he should write a book and sell it: "How to Destroy a Stanley Cup Team in Just a Few Years".

I’m not shocked, but I’m upset at this move. Chief is a great coach. This squad that Armstrong has put together was not willing to work together. Armstrong is now on the clock. I guess if this franchise doesn’t make Playoffs next year he’s out.

Third team this year firing coach after losing to the Wings

@JohnJMcEh

7 ай бұрын

wings were also missing 3 top6 fwds that game

Firing Berube is as dumb as hiring Mike Keenan. This is all on Armstrong and his nontradable defense core

Wow, I'm really gonna miss Chief. I think the hardnosed old school mindset he instilled was a big part in why they now have a Cup. Having said that, I still claim it was me who won St. Louis the Cup by betting against them every game of the playoffs. Yes, I was pretty much ruined financially, but damn it, the Blues needed a Cup!!! And I got it DONE!

@pauliek5325

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jeffhaines07

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your sacrifice

Thank you for bringing up the Christmas thing, it’s important

Funny how once Bill Armstrong left for AZ is when the Blues started to decline. Since then the Coyotes have a stellar draft record, GMBA has made some killer trades for us and smart, cheap, short term signings. Thank you St. Louis!

@jeffhaines07

7 ай бұрын

100% agree

he will go somewhere and haunt the blues for years look at past coaches they fired

@bigk4026

7 ай бұрын

True and real

Army needs to go. He built this crap

As a Blues fan the team has their flaws but this is mainly on Armstrong. When they won the cup it was Berube’s coaching and Binner standing on his head! Armstrong is the real issue here!

It’s not much about the record as it’s about the young players not playing well and the massive swings in their play. Not to mention the embarrassing PP. even though there record isn’t bad the massive emotional swings that this team has been going through shows there are issues in the locker room.

@JB77776

7 ай бұрын

So you're not going to find another coach that can compare to Chief. He will have success somewhere else just like the players in our old core.

Drew was the player/ coach with the Glasgow ice hockey team here in Scotland the Braehead Clan. Did a good job for what players he had. Always seemed a alright guy on and off the ice. Wish him all the best.

Our powerplay is in shambles. Our team is so passive on the powerplay. I joke every time that we have the best passing powerplay in all of the NHL. Our penalty kill is almost as bad. WE HAVE MORE SHORTHANDED GOALS THAN POWERPLAY GOALS. Change needed to happen. Unfortunately, the easiest way to try and make a change is to drop the coach. Do I think it is all Berube's fault? Any Blues fan that says they did not see this coming is lying to themselves or still living in 2019. I said at the beginning of the season that this could be Berube's last year. I just thought he would make it to the all star break at least.

@bonkz2624

7 ай бұрын

* I do not think it is all Berube's fault *

@GodWeenSatan

7 ай бұрын

​@@bonkz2624have you ever heard him after a game? The same lane excuses "we should have done better"

Making the playoffs with this roster never should have been the expectation. Berube's spot should have been safe for at least this season, and he should have had the chance to coach a (hopefully) retooled roster next season. He has earned that right and more. This firing is premature and unfair.

OK, Berube gone. Hockey guy doing OT, its 2:15am EST. Must be Pacific Time in your timezone, 11pm. Still late, but 2am here. KEEP UP THE GRUELING work!!!

@tomkelley4119

7 ай бұрын

He’s coming out of Vancouver, BC area. Still a trooper, tho.

@raantaas96

7 ай бұрын

@@tomkelley4119 Dedicated, have to respect that. 2:42am now.

Jordan Kyrou is a coach killer. This firing hurts. Armstrong should be fired as well.

Sad day in Blues nation

This is not on Chief, it's on Army. The players he has been given do not fit his hard hitting, forechecking system. That being said, Berube has said himself that the game today is about speed. Perhaps he doesn't have a good handle on how to coach that way, in which case Army should have brought in different Assistant Coaches to help implement the speed type of game. Nothing but well wishes for Coach going forward.

Wow berube is a great coach this is not on him.look at gm and players so mad 😡

@quangdog

7 ай бұрын

Kyrou has got to go.

@GodWeenSatan

7 ай бұрын

​@@quangdoghe played like dog water

As much as I bash this team, I liked Berube. He should replace that pylon behind the bench in Ottawa. As for the Blues, I think this is a case of "Someone has to go. I can't fire the players. I'm not gonna fire myself. Sorry, Craig, but you're the only one left." Here is what I have seen in the games lately: Thomas regressing back to "I'm afraid to shoot the puck. When I miss the shot, I stop playing, roll my eyes, leisurely get to the bench for a change, and next shift it's pass-pass-pass." I really hate watching Thomas play. Kyrou - the $8M joke. 5G, 12A, -9, 4PPP, 89 shots. $1.6M/goal so far. But let's look at +/-... 17 points - 4PPP = 13 + 9= 22. So the opposition has scored 22 points against Kyrous line vs their 13 points scored in 27 games. So his line is giving up NEARLY a point per game while scoring 1 goal in a little more than every 2 games. YOU CAN'T WIN LIKE THIS!!!!! If this was just this year, no worries. But he has a proven track record of not playing defense AT ALL. He's on pace to get back to that -38 from last year. .... but he's worth $8M/year?!?!?!?!?! the guy can't do anything without a topnotch center or winger either. His creative skills are just bad. The Defensemen ... Krug, Scandella, Parayko, and Perunivich. They are just pylons out on the ice. Parayko is the worst. He isn't a scorer, and he can't defend anything when the puck is at his feet. Just watch the game last night. He's in front of the net w the puck at his feet. He literally circles the puck looking for it, and one of the Redwings knocks it in. Qthe puck was there so long that I actually yelled at my TV, "OH MY GOD!! LOOK AT YOUR FEET, YOU TOOL!!!" Binner needs to be a backup. This team is a mess

From watching them against the Coyotes, they seem to be playing as well as the players they have. They look like a team with no direction or structure, and that comes from the very top (the GM)

Stunned

Yet another Blues fan echoing much of the same. Surprised by the decision. Feel bad for Bannister taking over and (potentially) being in the line of fire for something he didn't choose himself. All the best to Berube moving forward. There's plenty of teams that would be lucky to have you and I hope you make it back to STL someday.

Anyone not mention Cheif got us the Cup?

As a Knights fan surprised about this

Well, this is quite the news to get at 1 in the morning... Yeah they were sputtering, but I thought they'd at least let him finish the season. He'll find a job in the NHL soon. He's a good coach with the resume to back it up. Wouldn't be surprised if Buffalo, Columbus, or a few other struggling/rebuilding teams give him a look. At least he has a Cup to his name and he'll always have that 2019 turnaround

@skolblues

7 ай бұрын

He’s the next sens coach. We all know it

Craig is a scapegoat. Blues are in a rebuild no less.

Didn't see that coming.

Dougs fucked this one up. He gave Chief this absolute turd of a team to try and coach and then hangs him out to dry for it. I looked at my phone this morning and couldnt believe it. This is gonna be a rough couple of years. If we wernt' rebuilding before? We sure as shit are now.

Its not the coaches fault, you wont win when you let all your best players go and then you dont replace them with another player equal, your gonna lose. They needed those veterans they let go

There is no turning this season around. Time to fire Army. He’s been horrible ever since 2020 making absolutely piss poor management decisions since the cup win.

I'm in the same boat as many of the Blues fans as I think it's time for Armstrong to go and not Berube. If Armstrong's goal was to not have any superstars on his team then he sure accomplished that--for the rest of us I think have a team of mediocre players doesn't cut it. I think the drafting has been mostly crap over the past several years and that's on Armstrong (the 2023 draft may prove to be good but time will tell).

I wish the sens would take notes...

Army is on thin ice man

felt St Louis did better than expected; looks like want even more, and may need to do more

We'll never forget the coach to bring us the Stanley Cup! The Blues have been very inconsistant the last two seasons so I'm not surprised, but I'm disappointed that it came to this.

No organization cares about upcoming holidays and firing people. An NHL coach should not be worried about finances. He'll go on vacation now.

I’m crushed by this. Chief was not the problem. It was poor signings by Army that got us here. I wish Craig Berube the best and hope he gets hired ASAP. This is a sad day for all Blues fans.

Blues fan - I think Berube was a great coach, especially for the 2018-2020 Blues. I agree with everyone that the team construction falls under Army and that it is not a team that is a Stanley Cup contender, but I also think a different coach could deploy THIS team more effectively. Let's see if Drew can make me a fannister Also, I think the fact that his paycheck keeps coming in is going to make getting fired around Christmas a little easier

This looks eerily similar to Joel Quenneville getting fired by the Blues. The issue wasn't the coaching then and it's not the coaching now. Berube did a great job with the Blues and this is surprising. Quenneville went on to win three Cups in Chicago after the Blues let him go. I would bet Berube gets another job very soon (maybe as soon as the very next opening).

Caps also seem to have had a bounce back with Carbery

I can’t help but add one more comment about Sens current coaching…there was something quintessentially apt about Sens stars Stutzle barreling up ice on a power play and having a mid ice collision with his own teammate Brady Tckachuk immediately negating a scoring outcome…this is a team with quality players.. ..CJ Smith has been a real positive for Sens…but time is now for a more structured and purposeful game…with a different Head Coach.

im a blues fan and i dont blame beaube for the plaze the biues are in . the only reason for the change is to hopefully get a coach that will help devolpe the young players that will becme the new core of the team. good luck craig and thanks for helping us get a cup.

I understand the move, I would also understand if Armstrong is next to go. I do wonder if this means more kids are going to move up and we move some older players with hefty contracts out (if there are any takers).

Berube will not be unemployed long All us St Louis Blues fans can say is Thank You!! I'm a big fan of the Blues, and love Chief and always will The team is stale, it's that simple You can't fire the players, so the only choice is the coach I wouldn't be surprised if Berube is back with the Blues someday

I woke up and cleared all my notifications after seeing the score from last night and then I get on KZread to find out that Cheif got fired. :( I'm kinda glad I heard it from you Shannon.

Like many others here, I'm not at all surprised by this move. Berube came in and turned that mess around in 2019, and we won our first cup. Then, through poor decisions and letting go of all the wrong people, we find ourselves in the situation we're in today. One might argue that it's the coach's job to find ways to motivate and make those players play a full 60 minutes, but that's a pretty weak argument when you look at the current depth chart, particularly on defense. Armie has been here forever, so he wasn't going to go, but I think that management has tried to work the victory lap from 2019 one too many times down Market St.

If the Blues players can't play for Berube, then whoever they are we don't want them on this team.

What makes this even more odd is that over the summer Armstrong even kind of tamed the expectations of the team basically knowing it's not a playoff caliber team and you still fire the guy who got you the only cup not so long ago. Went on the Blues FB page and many people seem to be upset about this and calling for Armstrong to be gone which I agree. I think Berube coached this team to as good as they possibly could be given the roster.

Yup. We need a shakeup in the GM spot. Our roster is just weak

Any plans to do a video on the Sens and their coaching situation? Be a good video and hopefully by jinx or whatever prompt a change.

The Blues are paying Kyrou who is on pace to score 15 goals this year 8 million a season.

Shannon I wish you would have put up Berube's play off record.

Makes me wonder if there was some sort of blowup after last nights game since this went down in the middle of the night.

That’s 3 coaches fired this season

I'm not a Blues fan, but I've thought Armstrong has generally been good for the team. The NHL is clearly a Have-and-Have-not league, despite Bettman reinforcing the notion that there is parity (more like parody). What makes Armstrong bad right now? Maybe STL's window to win has passed and they have to rebuild / retool now? Yes they're not a playoff team this year, but they're also not a bottom feeder yet. There stars, Thomas and Kyrou, (almost typed Perron, as I always remember him in STL in the old NHL video games, and Perron's been a news headline recently) have under performed this year. I don't know what their blue line looks like, but Krug is definitely an adventure. I'd think Krug would be a fairly attractive depth defenseman for a playoff team. It'd be nice if they still had Pietro back there to stabilize, but eh.

Chief didn't deserve this. He was given a mediocre roster and produced the expected results. No one expected us to be a contender this year, why fire him now? Why fire him at all? This really sucks.

I made a comment to a buddy of mine a year or two ago about having Berube as coach. It made sense on the 2019 team and even on the 2020-2021 teams. He seemed to be able to coach really well when he had a team of guys that could get an early lead and then lock down the game. Big guys that just want to hit and be physical. This isn't that team anymore. When we traded O'Riley and let Perron walk, it was a sign that we were departing from that type of team. Signing Thomas and Kyrou to long term deals was a further signal that we wanted to try and build a fast, young team. You could see that the team didn't look the same last year with this signal, and they are very hit or miss this year. You can blame Armstrong, you can blame Berube. The point is he wasn't right for this version of the team. Time will tell if this version of the team is any good.

@Sweetness71775

7 ай бұрын

Trouble is that big, hard hitting team won a Cup. This type of team hasn't done shit in 2 seasons.

Now St Louis is gonna win the cup Kidding I think they’re gonna be a mess going forward Armstrong must have known something we didn’t, this is just odd.

Berube probably has plenty of money. I’m sure he’ll be fine. Christmas or not.

Columbus should take a serious look at hiring Berube. He's supposed to be a hard nosed, no nonsense guy, and the Bloojax had their best success under Torts.

I hear ya when it comes to getting axed at Christmas, but they have to pay him, and he will be with family for the holiday now. Plus, let’s face it, coaches make life altering money now. He really should be fine in that regard. He also has to be on any team’s short list for their next hiring.

2:05 On the other hand, now he can sit back and relax and actually hang out with his family in a way he couldn't.. I know it seems harsh being fired at this time, but I get the sense he's pretty well set financially. The optics don't look great but if I were him, I'd be quite pleased with this scenario.. Especially since STL fans are all pointing the finger at the GM. Berube just walked away from a tire fire...

Army is on the clock now. He had some leash from the SCF championship, but firing Chief just reeled that slack in. A series of bad decisions and contracts is catching up to him...

A great majority of the Blues's fanbase all feel the same, that this wasn't on Chief! Mostly on the team not playing every night!

We want Shannon to be our new Coach and GM, LGB 💙

Berube brought us to the Cup

very surprised. but doing well under Bannister

I would say this is a very Blues like thing to do. Team is bad so fire the coach. The list of coaches in the history of the Blues who are in the hall of fame and cup winners elsewhere is something to behold. I wonder when the heat is going to get dialed up on Armstrong. Lot of bad moves and contracts brought us to this point.

They made no moves this past off-season to improve the issues they had last year. Now they are heaping the blame on Berube and firing him. The coach is gone, they are saddled with horrible long term contracts, and little cap space. As a Blues fan I always hope they turn things around but with the current state of the organization I can realistically see rough times are ahead.

Berube and I have our birthdays coming up on the seventeenth.