The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Carl Gunnarsson to a three-year contract extension worth $8.7 million Friday, the club announced.
Gunnarsson's cap hit will be $2.9 million. It was $2.95 this year.
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Acquired by the Blues along with a draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Roman Polak in June 2014, Gunnarsson, 29, has two goals and five assists in 62 games. He's averaging 17:36 in ice time.
Gunnarsson was a seventh-round pick, 194th overall, by the Maple Leafs in 2007. He spent five seasons in Toronto and is in his second season with the Blues.
The Swedish defender has been a negative possession player for the majority of his career. He has a 48.4 percent Corsi For rating this season, up from his career 46.6 mark, according to Hockey Reference.
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