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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1804853" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/no-panic-in-his-game-nick-leddy-proving-his-worth-for-blues/article_6a663ca7-79fa-5b53-b2c5-cf4333e88fdd.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas" target="_blank">Jim Thomas</a></p><p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Blues’ journey has just begun. Over the 79 games that remain in the regular season, there will be highs and lows, injuries and upsets, unexpected turns on the path to the postseason.</p><p>But for one Saturday afternoon at least, it was crystal clear why general manager Doug Armstrong decided to re-sign veteran defenseman Nick Leddy.</p><p>With only so many dollars left in his salary-cap cookie jar, Armstrong had to decide on Leddy or veteran forward David Perron. He couldn’t sign both.</p><p>You might recall, it wasn’t the most popular decision around town when he opted for Leddy over the popular and productive Perron with a four-year, $16 million contract on July 13. But Armstrong simply felt that defense was a bigger need on a roster loaded with 20-goal scorers.</p><p></p><p>Perron is up to his old tricks after signing with Detroit — he scored his fourth goal of the season Sunday . So there is no definitive answer yet on whether Armstrong made the right move. That will take a lot more games.</p><p>But seeing Leddy do his thing in Saturday’s 2-0 shutout of Edmonton, it was easy enough to see the logic in why Armstrong did what he did in July.</p><p>Leddy is an acquired tasted. Among defensemen, he doesn’t have a booming slapshot like teammate Colton Parayko. He doesn’t skate circles around the opposition like Colorado’s Cale Makar does. But don’t be misled — he can skate.</p><p>“He can take two or three strides and keep up with the fastest guys in the NHL,” fellow Blues defenseman Torey Krug said. “He’s right up there at the top of that list. He just has a calmness about him. When he does get beat, he’s able to recover and break plays up with his stick. So we’re very lucky to have a guy like that.”</p><p>Coach Craig Berube sees the same things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1804853, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/no-panic-in-his-game-nick-leddy-proving-his-worth-for-blues/article_6a663ca7-79fa-5b53-b2c5-cf4333e88fdd.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas']Jim Thomas[/URL] WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Blues’ journey has just begun. Over the 79 games that remain in the regular season, there will be highs and lows, injuries and upsets, unexpected turns on the path to the postseason. But for one Saturday afternoon at least, it was crystal clear why general manager Doug Armstrong decided to re-sign veteran defenseman Nick Leddy. With only so many dollars left in his salary-cap cookie jar, Armstrong had to decide on Leddy or veteran forward David Perron. He couldn’t sign both. You might recall, it wasn’t the most popular decision around town when he opted for Leddy over the popular and productive Perron with a four-year, $16 million contract on July 13. But Armstrong simply felt that defense was a bigger need on a roster loaded with 20-goal scorers. Perron is up to his old tricks after signing with Detroit — he scored his fourth goal of the season Sunday . So there is no definitive answer yet on whether Armstrong made the right move. That will take a lot more games. But seeing Leddy do his thing in Saturday’s 2-0 shutout of Edmonton, it was easy enough to see the logic in why Armstrong did what he did in July. Leddy is an acquired tasted. Among defensemen, he doesn’t have a booming slapshot like teammate Colton Parayko. He doesn’t skate circles around the opposition like Colorado’s Cale Makar does. But don’t be misled — he can skate. “He can take two or three strides and keep up with the fastest guys in the NHL,” fellow Blues defenseman Torey Krug said. “He’s right up there at the top of that list. He just has a calmness about him. When he does get beat, he’s able to recover and break plays up with his stick. So we’re very lucky to have a guy like that.” Coach Craig Berube sees the same things. [/QUOTE]
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