Blues Sign Veteran Forward Tkachuk to One-Year Contract

The St. Louis Blues announced on Friday that they have re-signed left wing Keith Tkachuk to a one-year contract extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. He would have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. In 79 games last season with the Blues, Tkachuk scored 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points and 61 penalty minutes. In 1134 career games, he has 525 goals and 508 assists for 1033 points with the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, and Atlanta Thrashers. This is a great signing for the Blues, as Tkachuk gives the young team a proven scorer with lots of toughness, great skills on the power play, and veteran experience. Even if the Blues hadn't signed Tkachuk before July 1, it would have been a safe bet that the team would have re-signed him. He's an integral part of the organization for years, and at 37 years-old, he likely doesn't want to pick up his family and move somewhere else.