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Apr 22, 2015; Saint Paul, MN, USA; St. Louis Blues forward David Backes (42) hits Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise (11) during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. The Blues defeated the Wild 6-1. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

After the St. Louis Blues heartbreaking loss in Game 6 of the WCF, many questions face the organization heading into the offseason.

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    • Captain David Backes, who is the longest-serving active player in the Blues organization, is a pending UFA. He rejected a 3 year, $5.5M deal offer from GM Doug Armstrong earlier in the year, but recently let everyone know he has no intentions of leaving St. Louis, telling reporters there’s “no question” he wants to return to the Show Me State.

    ESPN‘s Craig Custance had a few words to say about the Blues’ offseason, suggesting that the Blues re-sign head coach Ken Hitchcock to a one year deal, and also thinks the Blues should trade star defender Kevin Shattenkirk.

    If Shattenkirk hits the trading block, he will have no shortage of suitors. The Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings have been linked to Shattenkirk and will most likely be inquiring about his availability this summer.

    Is there a rift between Vladimir Tarasenko and the Blues management? According to the St. Louis Today , Tarasenko declined to speak to any media whatsoever at the Blues year-end press conference and this once again raised questions about his relationship with coach Hitchcock.

    Rumours were at their strongest during game 7 against Chicago in round one, when a clip surfaced of no.91 expressing some anger toward his coach, batting Hitchcock’s hand away after the coach tried to explain why he snubbed the sniper of power play time.

    At that time, both player and coach denied any rift between them. Now? We’ll just have to wait and see.

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