Blues Sign Center McClement to Three-Year Deal

The St. Louis Blues have announced that they have signed center Jay McClement to a three-year contract extension worth $4.3 million. The deal averages out to $1.43 million per season. He would have been a restricted free agent on July 1. Last season with the Blues, McClement appeared in all 82 regular season games, scoring 12 goals, a career high, and 14 assists for 26 points. In four NHL seasons, all with the Blues, he has appeared in 311 games, scoring 35 goals and 76 assists for 111 points. This is a good signing for the Blues, as McClement has been a reliable center for them the past four years. He has decent skills on the penalty kill, making him an effective two-way center. He has the potential to develop into a 20-goal scorer and very well could over the next few seasons as his goal totals have increased each year. McClement will be a good role player for the Blues for the next three years, and at $1.43 million per season, is a very affordable signing.