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Armstrong throws full support behind Hitchcock

St. Louis Blues v Chicago Blackhawks - Game Six

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 27: A young fan pounds on the glass as head coach Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues watches the finals minutes along with team members on the bench against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Six of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on April 27, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Blues 5-1 to win the series four games to two. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Even if the St. Louis Blues players are growing weary of their demanding head coach, as the whispers around the league suggest may be the case, it doesn’t sound like GM Doug Armstrong has any inclination to get rid of Ken Hitchcock.

“Yeah, as I’ve said, I look where we were before he got here, and I look where we are now,” Armstrong told the Post-Dispatch. “We’re light years ahead of where we were. ... Now, quite honestly, it’s basically up to the players to get the job done.”

Armstrong added that Hitchcock will be the one who determines when there’s a coaching change.

“When he feels that he doesn’t have the desire to do that, I have a job for him that’s going to keep him in the organization for many years,” said the GM.

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