St. Louis Blues Nearing a Max-Term Extension With One Of Their Young Forwards
Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reports that the St. Louis Blues are closing on an eight-year, $64MM extension with Robert Thomas. The deal will carry an AAV of $8 million.
After an injury-riddled 2020-21 campaign that saw the 23-year-old put up just three goals and nine assists in 33 games, St. Louis pushed for a bridge contract last summer, eventually agreeing to a two-year, $5.6MM pact that was identical to the one that Jordan Kyrou had signed a month earlier.
The Blues got a fantastic season out of Thomas in his first year of the deal. He scored 20 goals and 77 points in 72 games. His playing time jumped up by more than five minutes a game to 18:36 while becoming an all-situations player.
This contract will make Thomas the highest paid player on the team for the 2023-2024 season.
They'll have Thomas locked up through the prime of his career and if he can continue to improve, this contract could become a team-friendly one down the road.
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Who is your favorite Blues player on the roster? | ||
| Robert Thomas | 18 | 13.3 % |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 46 | 34.1 % |
| Jordan Kyrou | 26 | 19.3 % |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 45 | 33.3 % |
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