Central Division Summer: St. Louis Blues Free Agency

As we continue our look ahead to next year, we’ve already discussed the Blackhawks’ pending free agents for the coming summer and, yesterday, we examined the free agents of the Dallas Stars. Now, let’s take a look at the recently eliminated St. Louis Blues.

Again, players from the NHL roster are listed with their full cap hit from their expiring contract; minor league free agents are not.

St. Louis Blues

2015-16 Regular Season: 107 points — 49-24-9 — 2nd place in the Central
2015-16 Postseason: def. Chicago in 7 games, def. Dallas in 7 games, eliminated by San Jose in 6 games

2016-17 Salary Commitments: $58,214,582 to 17 NHL players.

Unrestricted Free Agents

David Backes ($4,500,000)
Troy Brouwer ($3,666,666)
Steve Ott ($2,600,000)
Kyle Brodziak ($900,000)
Scottie Upshall ($700,000)

Chris Butler
Andre Benoit
Danny Kristo
Peter Harrold
Jeremy Welsh
Patrick Cannone

Restricted Free Agents

Jaden Schwartz ($2,350,000)
Magnus Paajarvi ($700,000)
Anders Nilsson ($1,000,000)

Zack Phillips
Dmitrij Jaskin
Ty Rattie
Pheonix Copley
Yannick Veilleux
Jordan Binnington
Richard Nedomlel
Ryan Tesink
Jacob Doty
Jordan Caron
Cody Beach