Colton Parayko elects for arbitration
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St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko elected for salary arbitration Wednesday, the team announced.
The 24-year-old rearguard registered solid offensive numbers last year for the Blues while serving in a top-four capacity for Mike Yeo's club. Parayko totaled four goals and 31 assists while throwing 188 shots on net - good for 11th most by a defenseman last season.
Parayko filing means #stlblues will pick one or two-year term, if the case makes it to arbitration. If Parayko didn't file, Blues would have
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) July 5, 2017
Parayko became a restricted free agent July 1, with his expiring deal carrying an annual average value of $925,000.