Blues sign Edmundson to 2-year extension

The St. Louis Blues have locked up one of their many pending free agents.

The club agreed to a two-year contract extension with defenseman Joel Edmundson on Friday.

His deal carries an average annual value of $1.05 million.

Edmundson was a pending restricted free agent with a cap hit under $1 million. The 22-year-old has nine points and an average ice time of 14:54 in 66 games this season, his first in the NHL.

He was a second-round pick of St. Louis in 2011.

The Blues have three remaining pending RFAs - Jaden Schwartz, Anders Nilsson, and Magnus Paajarvi - and six pending UFAs - captain David Backes, Troy Brouwer, Kyle Brodziak, Scottie Upshall, Steve Ott, and Jeremy Welsh.

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