Blues sign Bortuzzo, Brown to extensions
The St. Louis Blues inked a pair of depth players to contract extensions Tuesday.
Defenseman Robert Bortuzzo agreed to a two-year pact carrying an average annual value of $950,000, while forward Logan Brown re-upped on a one-year deal for $750,000.
Bortuzzo, a third-pairing blue-liner, was a pending unrestricted free agent. He's in the final season of a three-year contract he signed with St. Louis at a cap hit of $1.375 million. The veteran, who'll turn 33 on March 18, is in his seventh full season with the Blues. He began his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who traded him to St. Louis in March 2015.
Robert Bortuzzo, signed to a 2x$0.95M extension by STL, is a capable depth defenceman. #STLBlues pic.twitter.com/c4xomC76JO
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) February 8, 2022
Brown would've been an RFA and is earning $750,000 in 2021-22. The center, who'll turn 24 on March 5, has split this campaign between the Blues and their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. He's collected 17 points in 19 AHL games in addition to six points over 17 NHL contests this season. His extension is a one-way contract.
The Blues acquired Brown in a trade with the Ottawa Senators in September. Ottawa drafted him 11th overall in 2016.