{"id":52188,"date":"2019-07-21T19:01:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T23:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=52188"},"modified":"2020-12-26T16:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T21:32:48","slug":"oskar-sundqvist-re-signs-with-the-st-louis-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/21\/oskar-sundqvist-re-signs-with-the-st-louis-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Oskar Sundqvist Re-Signs with the 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> announced on Sunday that they&#8217;ve re-signed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sundqos01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oskar Sundqvist<\/a><\/strong>. The centre agreed to a four-year deal with the team with an annual cap hit of $2.75 million. Sundqvist was scheduled for an arbitration hearing later in the week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">Oskar Sundqvist signs a 4-year deal, with an AAV of $2.75 millon<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Timmermann (@tomtimm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomtimm\/status\/1153070667362971653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Oskar Sundqvist<\/h2>\n<p>With <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/binnijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Binnington<\/a><\/strong> signing a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/07\/13\/blues-sign-jordan-binnington\/\" target=\"_self\">week prior<\/a>, and <strong>Ville Husso<\/strong> also inking a new deal, Sundqvist was one of only two Blues headed to arbitration. <strong><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><\/strong> is now the only Blues player headed to arbitration, despite St. Louis tying with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary Flames<\/a> for the most players to file for arbitration this year. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barbaiv01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Barbashev<\/a><\/strong> also remains unsigned, although he was not arbitration-eligible. Both players are important pieces of the Blues <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/12\/jordan-binnington-leads-blues-stanley-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">Stanley Cup-winning roster<\/a> and are expected to re-sign soon.<\/p>\n<p>Sundqvist had a breakout year last season. He recorded a modest 31 points in 80 regular-season games but made a big impact in the team&#8217;s shaky lineup. After originally starting at winger, the Blues moved Sundqvist to centre around the middle of the season. From there, he embraced the role as a bottom-six centre for the team. While he did make regular appearances on the wing of the team&#8217;s second-line, he was often the spark of the team&#8217;s bottom line. He was the leader of a line that saw a mix of Barbashev, <strong><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><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/steenal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Steen<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the post-season, Sundqvist truly shined. He again put up moderate scoring, with nine points in 25 games, but his energy was unparallel. Sundqvist recorded a whopping 74 hits over the course of the playoff run. This physicality, combined with Barbashev&#8217;s 87 hits in the same span, was a decisive factor in the Blues eventual Cup win. While both players clearly gave their all every game, showing off the elite speed they both boast, their hitting was a clear difference-maker.<\/p>\n<h3>What it Means<\/h3>\n<p>Sundqvist will compete for a top-six role next season, something he fought for many times as the year closed. This contract gives the Blues roughly $4.4 million to re-sign Barbashev and Edmundson. While this is completely doable, it likely closes the door to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/maroopa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Maroon<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s triumphant return. Maroon, an Oakville native, was deemed a hometown hero with his many late-game heroics as the Blues pushed through the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LG7O7GzIQ8Zft7OQ_mW9DQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1155564139\" 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:'LG7O7GzIQ8Zft7OQ_mW9DQ',sig:'Bf8hKQ6Ro8Rw48jOjvgh1m9eqGB44jXhiP9OobVKgHk=',w:'594px',h:'415px',items:'1155564139',caption: true ,tld:'com',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 announced on Sunday that they&#8217;ve re-signed Oskar Sundqvist. The centre agreed to a four-year deal with the team with an annual cap hit of $2.75 million. Sundqvist was scheduled for an arbitration hearing later in the week. Oskar Sundqvist signs a 4-year deal, with an AAV of $2.75 millon &mdash; Tom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1628,"featured_media":52203,"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":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,32],"tags":[37,5738,2569,38,955,905,3767,39],"class_list":["post-52188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-blues","tag-hockey","tag-hockey-news","tag-news","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-news","tag-oskar-sundqvist","tag-pat-maroon","tag-st-louis-blues"],"modified_by":"Gabriel Foley","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52188","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\/1628"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}