Trading a longtime goaltender who lost his starting job could be the first step toward the St. Louis Blues keeping their Stanley Cup-winning captain. The Blues traded goaltender Jake Allen to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday in a move that clears valuable salary cap space to try to re-sign captain and top defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis received a third- and a seventh-round pick in this year’s draft and also sent a 2022 seventh-rounder to Montreal. Even after trading Allen, St. Louis has just over $6 million in space under the $81.5 million cap ceiling. The 30-year-old Allen didn't expect to be starting next season in St. Louis.

Source: Fox News September 03, 2020 08:37 UTC