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Blues Sign Alexey Toropchenko to Two-Year, $2.5 Million Extension

The deal signals faith in a 6-foot-6 checking winger during a tight wild-card chase.

St. Louis Blues right wing Alexey Toropchenko (13) salutes the fans after he was named first star of the game after a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at Enterprise Center.

Overview

  • The two-year, $5 million pact begins next season and keeps Toropchenko from reaching unrestricted free agency in the summer.
  • The $2.5 million average annual value represents a raise from his current $1.7 million cap hit.
  • This season he has two goals and three assists in 27 games, typically skating on the fourth line with Oskar Sundqvist and Mathieu Joseph.
  • His NHL totals are 32 goals and 33 assists in 286 games, plus two goals and four assists in 19 playoff appearances.
  • A 2017 fourth-round pick, he won the 2019 OHL title with Guelph and logged 107 AHL games (32 points) and a KHL season (11 points), while the Blues sit 17-18-8 and one point out of a wild-card spot.