The Year St. Louis Almost Became Saskatoon - A Relocation That Never Was

Before the Blues became a St. Louis institution, the franchise came perilously close to packing up and heading north of the border in 1983. This wasn't some idle speculation or a GM's negotiating tactic - the pieces were actually in motion for a move to Saskatoon that could have fundamentally altered NHL geography. The story reveals how close the league came to losing one of its Original Six markets and what it says about franchise stability during that era.