Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues is one of several NHL general managers currently holding 'lame duck' status in the final year of a contract. However, he may not be on that list for long.

Blues owner Tom Stillman told Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic Tuesday the team is in talks with Armstrong to extend his contract past this season.

TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie notes Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Cliff Fletcher of the Minnesota Wild, Toronto's Lou Lamoriello and Vancouver's Jim Benning are all also working on expiring contracts. He adds there may be one or two other general managers on that list that are unknown to the public.

Armstrong has served as the Blues general manager since 2010 and was named General Manager of the Year in 2013 The Blues have made the playoffs in each of their past six seasons despite two midseason coaching changes. Last season, Armstrong replaced Ken Hitchcock with Mike Yeo behind the bench and the team posted just 10 losses in their final 32 games en route to reaching the postseason.

The Blues own a total record of 331-180-56 since Armstrong became the team's general manager. The team sits third in the Central Division this season with a 17-8-2 record through 27 games.

Armstrong served two years as director of Player Personnel for the Blues before taking over as general manager in July of 2010.