The St. Louis Blues continue to be one of the busier teams during this break in play for the 2019-20 season. Just a day after signing Sammy Blais to a two-year extension, Doug Armstrong added another signing before the ink was completely dry on Blais’ contract.
The Blues announced the extension of Marco Scandella to a surprisingly long four-year deal. The contract is worth $13.1 million, giving him an annual cap hit of $3.25 million.
Personally, I have no real issue with the money given to Scandella. It is the same amount the Blues were using toward the cap for Jay Bouwmeester and although the sample size was small, Scandella was providing roughly the same thing Bouwmeester brought.