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After waiting it out in free agency for a while, Tyler Bozak is staying put. The St.Louis Blues and Bozak have agreed to a one year deal worth the veteran minimum of $750,000, according to the team. There are performance bonuses in the contract that can push the AAV all the way to $2 million, according to Cap Friendly.
Not only is Bozak playing for the Blues on the veteran minimum, but he is taking a significant pay cut from his last contract in order to stay in St.Louis. For reference, his last contract had a modified no trade clause, and had a $5 million AAV on it. He had been a UFA from July 28 all the way until Tuesday.
Last season, playing just over half the season, Bozak had 5 goals and 12 assists, with a -3 plus/minus in an ATOI of 14:55, playing in 31 regular season games for the Blues, missing 25 games due to injury. In 4 playoff games, Bozak had one goal and one assist, as the Blues were swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round.
In 12 seasons in the NHL, Bozak, who signed as an undrafted free agent in 2009, has 167 goals and 282 career assists, with a -84 plus/minus in an ATOI of 17:47, playing in 764 games, and was a member of the 2018-2019 cup champion Blues team. In 56 career playoff games, Bozak has 11 goals and 16 assists, making the playoffs with both the Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In addition to bringing Bozak back for another season, the Blues also agreed to contracts with Zach Sanford, Pavel Buchnevich, Jordan Kyrou, Brandon Saad, and Ivan Barbashev. They also have yet to re-sign current RFA Robert Thomas as the start of training camp looms.
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