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Blues goaltending settled -- Allen to AHL

Jake Allen, Chris Mueller

Chris Mueller #18 of the Dallas Stars takes a shot on goal against Jake Allen #34 of the St. Louis Blues during a preseason at the Scottrade Center on September 21, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (September 20, 2013 - Source: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images North America)

Goaltender Jake Allen forced himself into the equation with a solid showing in the 2013 campaign, but at the end of the day, the St. Louis Blues will not enter the season with three netminders.

The Blues listed the 23-year-old goaltender as one of the seven players cut from their training camp roster on Thursday. Allen will report to the AHL Chicago Wolves and presumably stay there unless either goaltender Jaroslav Halak or Brian Elliott suffer an injury or struggle dramatically.

Although Allen agreed to a two-year, $1.6 million contract over the summer, this news can’t come as much of a surprise to him.

“Obviously we all know the situation,” Allen said last week. “I’m not a dumb guy.”

Still, one more campaign worth of seasoning in the minors might be all he needs to go through before his NHL career takes off. His deal is one-way for the 2014-15 campaign and the Blues other two goaltenders are set to become unrestricted free agents this summer.

It’s likely that the Blues will retain either Halak or Elliott’s services beyond this season and pair that netminder with Allen at that point.

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