from TSN,

The St. Louis Blues have climbed to within three points of a wild card spot in the Western Conference exiting the All-Star break.

While once viewed as a sure-fire seller with blueliner Colton Parayko listed at No. 1 on the TSN Trade Bait Board back in December, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong is now keeping the door open.

“I would say: ‘To be determined,” Armstrong told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of his deadline plans. “It’s a cliché, but the players tell you what you’re supposed to do at the deadline. You don’t tell the players. Their play will indicate what we do.”

Armstrong pointed to the team's up-and-down season as a reason for his hesitancy to move in either direction ahead of the deadline. Last season, with the Blues still in the playoff race, Armstrong elected to trade pending free agent centre Paul Stastny to the Winnipeg Jets.

Armstrong added, however, that he's feeling more optimistic about the team's chances this year.

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