The Blues are locking up Pavel Buchnevich on a long-term deal.
St. Louis signed the impending restricted free agent to a six-year, $48 million deal, worth $8 million AAV, the team announced on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old was acquired by the Blues in 2021 in a trade with the New York Rangers for a 2022 second-round draft pick and Sammy Blais.
Since joining the Blues, Buchnevich has blown his former scoring numbers out of the water, setting a career-high in the 2021-22 season in his first year in St. Louis. He finished with 30 goals and 46 assists in 73 games.
He slowed down a bit in the 2023-24 season, tallying 27 goals and 36 assists, but it was his third consecutive campaign with at least 25 goals and 60 points.
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