from NHL.com,

Mike Yeo was fired as coach of the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

Yeo will be replaced on an interim basis by Craig Berube.

"The interim tag is based on a decision made last night," Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said Tuesday. "He did a very good job with our American Hockey League affiliate, he's got experience, he's going to be given that opportunity, but as a manager, you have to multitask. ... I'm going to throw my full support behind Craig and his staff right now as we try and cauterize the wound and get back into the playoff picture.

The move was announced about an hour and a half after the Blues (7-9-3) lost 2-0 to the Los Angeles Kings at Enterprise Center. It was the second straight game they were shut out and third time in four games.

"Ultimately it comes back to our record," Armstrong said. "... Mike is paying for the sins of our collective group. It's not all on Mike but ultimately as the head coach, he's held accountable. ... You never make these decisions in a vacuum or quickly and it was something that I felt and shared with ownership that it was time to make a change to see what we can accomplish for this season."

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