1.0m Blues

1.0m Blues

Thanks to our assistant GM, we have identified several contracts to restructure. Blues will re-sign these players to new deals.

Forwards
Calle Jarnkrok, $0.6m (2019-2021).    LW 143/96. RW  150/97  0.8m (2020-2022) +0.2
* Please move Jarnkrok to RW as he is currently listed at Center.
Oskar Steen, $1.4m (2019-2021).  C 379/364  0.7m (2020-2022) -0.7
Nico Hischier, $3.0m (2018-2021-EL).  C 72/94  3.3m (2020-2023) +0.3
Lean Bergmann, $1.4m (2019-2021).  LW 401/282  C 376/243  0.7m (2020-2022)  -0.7
Mikhail Maltsev, $1.4m (2019-2021).   LW 441/408  0.7m (2020-2022) -0.7
Joel Teasdale, $1.4m (2019-2021).   LW 432/399  0.7m (2020-2022) -0.7

Defence
Mac Hollowell, $1.4m (2019-2021).  D 438/401  0.7m (2020-2022) -0.7
Jason Demers, $2.8m (2018-2021).  D 185/147  1.3m (2020-2022) -1.5
* We noticed Colorado was able to offer a 3-year term for a higher contract value of $1.5m, if we can do that we will resign Demers for $1.5m (2020-2023).
Nick Holden, $5.2m (2018-2021).  D 126/68  5.0m (2020-2023) -0.2

Overall, potential salary cap savings of $4.7m or $4.5m depending on the Demers contract.
We are pleased with these new deals.

St Louis Blues announce a trade with the Anaheim Ducks to bring in a solid second pair defenceman while removing extra fat from our roster to get much needed cap for future moves. Thanks to the Anaheim owner for his patience on this negotiation.

David Perron, $3.4m (2019-2022)
       Brady Keeper, $2.0m (2019-2022)
       Joe Hickets, $2.2m (2019-2022)
       Paul LaDue, $1.5m (2019-2022)
       SDP Round 1 - 2020 (pick no.21)
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Adam Pelech, $3.9m (2019-2022)
       RW - Ostap Safin (2017: 4/115 - 0 games)

It's frustrating because I noticed this contracts would easily have been cheaper if the extensions were signed earlier in the season given all their rankings climbed in 2019-2020 and the added increase in Extension Values has artificially driven up my team's salary cap. If only we could go back in time. 

Eric Haula, $2.0m (2017-2020) C and LW
2018-19: 17.75pts (ranked 215) C
2019-20: 64.05 (ranked 127) C means this is the rank & value for C (124-127   2.0)
2018-19: 17.75 (ranked 271) LW
2019-20: 64.05 (ranked 159) LW means this is the rank we use for LW (100+    0.7)
Signed to 3 year deal worth $2.0m (2020-2023) N/C

Jaden Schwartz, $4.0m (2017-2020-FP-5.4 ) LW
2018-19: 103.4pts (ranked 94)
2019-20: 134.2 (ranked 34) means this is the rank & value we use (34-36   6.5)
Signed to 4 year deal worth $6.5m (2020-2024) +$2.5

Connor Murphy, $2.9m (2017-2020) D
2018-19: 70.75pts (ranked 106)
2019-20: 85.05 (ranked 51) means this is the rank & value we use (45-54       6.0)
Signed to 4 year deal worth $6.0m (2020-2024) +$3.1

Ben Hutton, $4.4m (2017-2020) D
2018-19: 52.95pts (ranked 149)
2019-20: 62.35 (ranked 105) means this is the rank & value we use (105          3.0)
Signed to 3 year deal worth $3.0m (2020-2023) -$1.4