{"id":39027,"date":"2018-12-16T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T19:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=39027"},"modified":"2018-12-16T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T19:29:29","slug":"robert-bortuzzo-inks-three-year-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/12\/16\/robert-bortuzzo-inks-three-year-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Bortuzzo Inks Three Year Extension with St. Louis Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> have signed veteran defenseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/borturo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Bortuzzo<\/a><\/strong> to a three-year contract extension worth $4.125 million. Bortuzzo is now under contract with the Blues through the 2021-22 National Hockey League season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#stlblues<\/a> announce they\u2019ve agreed on a 3-year contract extension with defenseman Robert Bortuzzo ($1.375 AAV).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jprutherford\/status\/1074008826666463232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Robert Bortuzzo Inks Three Year Extension with St. Louis Blues<\/h2>\n<p>The 29-year-old blueliner is an eight-year veteran of the NHL. He was drafted 78th overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He remained with the Penguins until the 2014-15 season, where he then became a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>. Later that same season, Bortuzzo was sent back to Pittsburgh and then to the Blues. Bortuzzo has remained with the Blues ever since. In 288 games in the NHL, Bortuzzo has tallied 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists). As well, in 175 total games with the Blues, Bortuzzo has scored nine goals and has added 16 helpers (25 points total). However, this season Bortuzzo has only played in twelve games. He has one goal and two assists. He missed significant time due to a suspension and a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>Bortuzzo is not a flashy defenseman who&#8217;s quick across the ice. He&#8217;s a gritty player who isn&#8217;t afraid to use his body and is capable at playing solid defense down low.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe in what&#8217;s going on here, the people in place and the guys in this room,&#8221; Bortuzzo said in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/25541050\/robert-bortuzzo-st-louis-blues-signs-three-year-extension\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an interview with ESPN<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m very comfortable here, and I&#8217;m happy to get [the deal] done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s been great, Bortuzzo,&#8221; interim coach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berubcr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Berube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/sports\/hockey\/professional\/morning-skate\/bortuzzo-signs-three-year-contract-extension\/article_b069158f-30ee-53d4-8c57-e9a3012358ba.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told the St. Louis Dispatch<\/a>. &#8220;He plays a hard game. Really good penalty-killer. . . .He&#8217;s hard to play against.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanfoza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Sanford<\/a> Sent Down and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/edmunjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Edmundson<\/a> Ready to Go<\/h2>\n<p>In other Blues news, forward Zach Sanford was sent down to the Blues&#8217; American Hockey League affiliate in San Antonio. Sanford tallied nine points (four goals, five assists) in 23 games with the Blues this season. He was a healthy scratch for the past two games, not playing since his fight at practice with Bortuzzo this past Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Also, defenseman Joel Edmundson practiced practiced again on Saturday and will be returning to the Blues&#8217; lineup Sunday against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a>. Lately, he has missed the previous two games due to a hand injury.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"xiAbCcKDQydluTDN3uxizA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1051920302\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xiAbCcKDQydluTDN3uxizA',sig:'Y941TpziqTl9bAC8jmWrrtnvYYbPAr55xCGTNs_NfHU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1051920302',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Blues have signed veteran defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to a three-year contract extension worth $4.125 million. Bortuzzo is now under contract with the Blues through the 2021-22 National Hockey League season. #stlblues announce they\u2019ve agreed on a 3-year contract extension with defenseman Robert Bortuzzo ($1.375 AAV). &mdash; Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) December 15, 2018 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1187,"featured_media":39041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"1544889060","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"Bortuzzo, Sanford, Edmundson news","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,32],"tags":[300,750,38,955,980,39,2064],"class_list":["post-39027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-blues","tag-central-division","tag-joel-edmundson","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-news","tag-robert-bortuzzo","tag-st-louis-blues","tag-zach-sanford"],"modified_by":"Alex Metzger, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}