NHL.com is providing in-depth roster, prospect and fantasy analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the St. Louis Blues.

Returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season for the first time in two years, the St. Louis Blues are tasked with remaining a playoff contender as they continue their retool.

And by improving by a five-percent increment, as they did last season with 96 points (44-30-8), the Blues feel staying among the top eight teams in the Western Conference is not only attainable again but also getting to the century mark in points is within reach.

"One of the things I talked to our team about is an NHL team is like a tanker in the ocean," said St. Louis president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong, who begins his final season as general manager before tu

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