ST. LOUIS -- Defenseman Carl Gunnarsson signed a three-year contract with the St. Louis Blues on Friday.
The 29-year-old, who would have been an unrestricted free agent July 1, signed for $8.7 million, an average annual value of $2.9 million.
Gunnarsson signs three-year contract with Blues
Defenseman could have become unrestricted free agent
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