St. Louis Blues Forgotten Players: Alain Vigneault by Todd Panula The St. Louis Blues continue their offseason {business|company|service|organization}. {Two|2} more checkmarks {went in|entered} the books with the {signing|finalizing} of {two|2} {restricted|limited} {free|totally free|complimentary} {agents|representatives}.
The {to-do list|order of business} for the St. Louis Blues is getting {shorter|much shorter} and {shorter|much shorter} for 2020. {Given|Provided|Offered} how {strange|unusual|odd|weird} the year {has|has actually} been, that is likely {a good thing|an advantage|a good idea}.
The Blues {just|simply} signed both Austin Poganski and Mitch Reinke. {{Unfortunately|Sadly|Regrettably} for both {players|gamers}, they get no certainty beyond this season.
| For both {players|gamers}, they get no certainty beyond this season.
} Both Reinke and Poganski signed {one-year|1 year} {contracts|agreements}. Both {deals|offers} are two-way {contracts|agreements}, {meaning|implying|indicating|suggesting} the {team|group} has little {intention|objective|intent} of having them {showcase|display} in the NHL unless a long string of injuries {happens|occurs|takes place} or they {just|simply} blow away the scouts in {training camp|training school}.
Reinke has one NHL {game|video game} to his name. He {played against|bet} the Arizona Coyotes back on March 31, 2018.
Reinke had {two|2} {blocked|obstructed} shots {in that|because} {game|video game}. He {only|just} had one shot on {goal|objective} in 13:05 ice time.
{{Similarly|Likewise}, Poganski {also|likewise} has {just|simply} one NHL {game|video game} in his {career|profession}.|Poganski {also|likewise} has {just|simply} one NHL {game|video game} in his {career|profession}.} His {first|very first} {game|video game} in the {show|program} {came on|began} December 10, 2019, {just before|right before|prior to} the world went to pot.
Poganski didn’t {record|tape-record|tape} any {stats|statistics} in {nine|9} shifts. He played {just|simply} 5:54 on the ice.
Both {players|gamers} {were in|remained in} the {top|leading} 10 in scoring on the Blues AHL affiliate in 2019-20. That’s not {automatically|immediately|instantly} {saying|stating} much {since|because|considering that|given that} the San Antonio Rampage had {a pretty|a quite} {poor|bad} season, {but|however} compared to their {teammates|colleagues}, they were {performing|carrying out} well.
Both {players|gamers} would likely rather have had another year on their {deal|offer}, {but|however} neither were arbitration eligible. That {means|implies|indicates|suggests}, they {basically|essentially|generally} {had to|needed to} accept the Blues {qualifying|certifying} {offer|deal} or not play in {North America|The United States and Canada} in 2020-21.
Both are 24, so they {might|may} still have a shot at the NHL and {should|ought to|must|need to} not {give up|quit} hope. {{However|Nevertheless}, they’re {also|likewise} on that edge of {becoming|ending up being} {a career|a profession} {minor league|minors} {player|gamer}.
| They’re {also|likewise} on that edge of {becoming|ending up being} {a career|a profession} {minor|small} league {player|gamer}.
} {Perhaps|Possibly|Maybe} they’ll get their shot.