The St. Louis Blues have taken care of one of their restricted free agents, as the team announced they have signed forward Nolan Stevens to a one-year, two-way deal. The deal is worth the league minimum ($700K) at the NHL level and $80K at the AHL level.
While Stevens has yet to make an NHL appearance, he’s not far off. The Northeastern University star who scored 57 goals in four years there, showed quite a bit of improvement in his second AHL season. He tallied nine goals and 18 points in his first pro season, but while his goal-scoring remained the same at nine, he finished the season with 31 points in 50 games. At 6-foot-3, the forward is a solid depth option down the road for a Blues team that has dealt with quite a few injuries over the years and could use someone of Stevens’ skills.
With Stevens signed, the Blues now have six restricted free agents remaining, including defenseman Vince Dunn, but also still are trying to work out a last minute deal to bring back defenseman Alex Pietrangelo with just $5.15MM in available cap space.