St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko (55) Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
The St. Louis Blues learned from the past and signed their best defenseman to a contract extension before he reached free agency. The deal the team worked out with Colton Parayko is very good, but not great.
The Blues clearly did not want history to repeat itself. Just an offseason removed from Alex Pietrangelo feeling slighted and seeking money and attention in Vegas, the Blues avoided the same fate with Parayko.
St. Louis did not even wait until there was a threat of him becoming a free agent.