{"id":32619,"date":"2018-07-06T15:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T19:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32619"},"modified":"2018-07-06T15:14:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T19:14:15","slug":"st-louis-blues-re-sign-oskar-sundqvist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/06\/st-louis-blues-re-sign-oskar-sundqvist\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Oskar Sundqvist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues<\/a>\u00a0re-signed restricted\u00a0free agent forward\u00a0Oskar Sundqvist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to a one-year contract worth $700,000. Sundqvist had filed for salary arbitration<\/a>\u00a0yesterday. He is scheduled to once-again become a restricted free agent at the conclusion of this deal.<\/p>\n

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The Blues have agreed to terms on a new one-year contract with Oskar Sundqvist<\/a>. The deal is worth $700,000. https:\/\/t.co\/5T5yTCuD2i<\/a>#stlblues<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ad3aX3irxj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oskar Sundqvist Re-Signs With the St. Louis Blues<\/h1>\n

Over his three-year NHL career\u00a0Sundqvist\u00a0has played for the\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0the St. Louis Blues. He has put up\u00a0two\u00a0goals and\u00a0seven assists for\u00a0nine\u00a0career points in\u00a070\u00a0career NHL games. Sundqvist has also appeared in two career Stanley Cup Playoff games but has yet to record a point. He was originally drafted in the\u00a0third round, 81st\u00a0overall of the\u00a02012\u00a0NHL Entry Draft by the\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins. The Boden, Sweden native was acquired by the Blues in a trade<\/a> at the 2017 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n

Last season he scored one goal and four assists for five points in 42 games for the Blues. He also added 14 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 47.7 percent Corsi-For and a relative Corsi of -5.3. He also had a 49.8 percent Fenwick-For and a -3.2 relative Fenwick.<\/p>\n

What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n

24-year-old Sundqvist has not yet carved out a full-time place on the Blues squad. With the additions of Tyler Bozak<\/a><\/strong> and Ryan O’Reilly<\/a><\/strong> further pushing him down the depth chart, Sundqvist will have to fight for a fourth line spot in training camp. At 6-foot-3, Sundqvist has the body to play a more physical game on the bottom line\u00a0and will need to take advantage of this opportunity if he wants to move forward in his NHL career. At a career 44.3 percent in the face-off circle, he must improve in this area.<\/p>\n

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