Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Kostin is the latest notable RFA the Blues have locked up. For whatever reason, Gagarin Cup champion Klim Kostin has not been able to consistently stick with the Blues’ NHL lineup. Despite his failures to mesh with the team, the Blues tendered the RFA a qualifying offer, and today he signed a one-year, one-way $750,000 contract with … [Read more...] about Klim Kostin signs one-year contract with Blues
Blues sign RFA Nathan Todd for Thunderbirds depth
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Todd’s return is a good depth move for Springfield. There was head-scratching among Blues fans on social media today when the team announced that they had signed RFA forward Nathan Todd to a one year, two way contract. Sure, it’s not a Matthew Tkachuk signing, but signing Todd will keep the depth status quo on the Springfield … [Read more...] about Blues sign RFA Nathan Todd for Thunderbirds depth
Blues lose out to Panthers on Matthew Tkachuk
Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Florida put together a hell of a package for Tkachuk. When it’s free agency season, every team’s fans think that they have exactly what it takes to land the big names. When one of those big names is the son of a former beloved player and current front office member, the frenzy kicks up a notch. Why wouldn’t that player … [Read more...] about Blues lose out to Panthers on Matthew Tkachuk
How likely is it that the Blues trade for Matthew Tkachuk?
Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images The Calgary forward’s time with the Flames looks like it’s at an end. There’s nothing that a St. Louis sports fan loves more than one of the city’s teams signing a native son to a contract. If that native son’s dad also played for the team, even better - see the Paul Stastny red carpet rollout of 2014 that ended in Stastny … [Read more...] about How likely is it that the Blues trade for Matthew Tkachuk?
Blues sign Niko Mikkola to one-year contract
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The last NHL roster RFA is locked down. The Blues have announced that defenseman Niko Mikkola has been signed to a one year contract extension. Mikkola’s contract is at $1.9 million, which brings the Blues to $625,000 under the NHL’s salary cap according to CapFriendly.com. It’s a nice raise over his last contract, which saw … [Read more...] about Blues sign Niko Mikkola to one-year contract