Armstrong: About 20% of Blues had COVID-19 leading up to return

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong admitted his team wasn't at full strength this postseason after several players battled COVID-19 at some point leading up to the league's return.

"Coming into Phase 3, there was a lot going on with our organization," Armstrong said Wednesday, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. "Of our regular players, I think 20% of those guys had COVID at some point."

Armstrong explained each player was affected differently, as some lost weight and some couldn't work out.

"It wasn't that they had it and didn't feel anything," he said.

The Blues owned the best record in the Western Conference when the season was suspended in March, but they lost all three round-robin contests in the Edmonton bubble and were eliminated in six games by the Vancouver Canucks.

There have been no positive results for COVID-19 since teams entered their respective bubbles in late July.