Blues extend qualifying offers to four restricted free agents

Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Alex Pietrangelo isn’t the only business that the Blues need to take care of right now. They also need to tender qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents. Tendering QOs allows the club the opportunity to retain a player’s rights through the free agency period, and to begin the arbitration process if needed.

The Blues extended qualifying offers to four pending RFAs today: Vince Dunn, Austin Poganski, Mitch Reinke, and Jake Walman.

The biggest name on that list is, of course, Dunn. Dunn’s previous contract finishes with an AAV of $888,333, and he’ll be in for a raise. Take a Stanley Cup, factor in two pretty generally solid regular seasons, and…