Blues GM wants Bouwmeester back in near future

Jay Bouwmeester has played over 1200 games in the NHL, but his future could be in jeopardy due to his injury concerns relating to his cardiac episode he experienced last season. Although his playing career could possibly be over, his career in hockey is far from it.

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has publicly expressed interest in hiring Jay Bouwmeester to work with his organization at some point very soon.

"I would love to work with him. I would love to get him into some scouting for us in the future," Armstrong said on the Cam & Strick Podcast. "He's one of those guys, he's got a great hockey mind - and also, retirement's great until you're home all the time. Now I'm not saying that he's going to want to travel like a pro scout and do four games in five nights in five cities, but he can go into Calgary, go up to Edmonton, go to Vancouver, he can come in when we're there."

The 37-year-old veteran defenseman still has yet to make a decision on his future in the NHL, but it looks like it could be tough to envision him playing much longer. The Edmonton, Alberta native is currently stuck as an unrestricted free agent market that has slowed to a crawl.

If Bouwmeester does retire, he has had quite the career, winning five gold medals with Team Canada in various tournaments, a Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019, and being named to two NHL All-Star games. In his 17-year career, he has tallied 424 points.

Source: thescore.com

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