John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images(ST. LOUIS) — Center Paul Stastny signed a four-year, $28 million deal with the St. Louis Blues Tuesday.
The 28-year-old Stastny returns to St. Louis, where he grew up.
“I wanted to go somewhere I was comfortable with and somewhere I know the lay of the land a little bit,” Stastny said to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “I was in a good position. I had good teams interested in me. I think in the end, you almost have to take a step back, take all of the emotions out of it and try to realize what’s best for me hockey-wise, not just next year, but two or three or four years down the road. My family — my fiancée and I– thought that going to St. Louis would probably be the best hockey decision for me.”
Stastny is a two-time Olympian with the United States and has played all eight of his NHL seasons for the Colorado Avalanche. For his career, Stastny has 160 goals and 298 assists.
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