Blues sign Gaudette to one-year, two-way deal

Forward Adam Gaudette has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the St. Louis Blues.

The deal is worth $775,000 in the NHL and $400,000 in the AHL.

The Blues acquired Gaudette from the Toronto Maple Leafs in February in the deal with sent Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari to Toronto. St. Louis also received a first and third-round pick in 2023, a second-round pick in 2024, and forward Mikhail Abramov in the deal.

Gaudette was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round (No. 149 overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft. He has played in 218 career NHL games, posting 27 goals and 43 assists (70 points). He last appeared in the NHL during the 2021-22 season with Ottawa, where he played in 50 games, netting four goals and eight assists (12 points).

Since joining the Springfield Thunderbirds in February, Gaudette posted seven goals and 10 assists in 25 games.