ESPN.com · Jul 9, 2018
How Blues GM Doug Armstrong won the summer
On trade deadline day during the 2017-18 season, St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made the bold decision to trade center Paul Stastny to the Winnipeg Jets because, in his mind, the Blues weren't a true championship contender at that point.
So this summer, they got aggressive. On July 1, Armstrong and the Blues:
Signed forward David Perron for four years at $4 million in average annual value.
Signed center Tyler Bozak for three years at $5 million AAV.
Signed goalie Chad Johnson at one year and $1.75 AAV.