Considering the last time we were told that we gave up a haul for Ryan Miller when he was in his prime there is reason for doubt. In what world does Jimmy Howard return an A grade prospect? I would imagine the best prospect that we would give up would be Blais.
Also for your comment the season is pretty much already lost.
A) No the season is not lost, it's called parity. A win streak and you can be right back in it.
B) The Blues have a solid team with a boss veteran core that's good enough to be a legit cup contender, I've watched most of the games I don't get the doom and gloom.
C) Goaltending is killing the blues imo. The team doesn't trust the sieve that is allen, and the way they play shows.
D) Howard is a solid goaltender and has been fantastic all year. He would be a major improvement over Allen and the players would play better knowing that they have a capable goalie behind them. Teams play differently when they have a sieve in net. Look at Buffalo, see what happens when they have a goalie like Hutton that they believe in. Heck even the oilers with koskinen, they look so much better when they have someone in net that doesn't give up garbage goals.
E) Not sure what a trade 4 years ago has anything to do with anything. But maybe if the Blues as an organization took goaltending more seriously, instead of waiting on Allen they wouldn't have to give assets for bandaids. In this particular case, there's no reason why howard can't only save the season but be a credible solution for a few more years.
E) Kyrou is not a Grade A prospect, is he a good prospect? Sure. But he's doing nothing in the AHL and likely YEARS away from doing anything significant at the NHL (if even, as I said...magic beans). A prospect. You're going to throw a season away because of a 2nd round pick that's under 0.5 ppg in the AHL at the age of 20? If that's the case, start selling now. Trade everyone. Blow it up and trade vlad, jaden, o'rielly, pietrangelo, schenn, steen, perron, bozak, etc...these guys will be past their prime by that time that kid is ready.
As i say this, watch allen get a shutout vs howard tonight.
