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Marco Scandella signs extension with the Blues

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TJ Tucker
April 16, 2020  (4:50 PM)
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Defenceman Marco Scandella has apparently enjoyed his short time with the St. Louis Blues. The 30-year-old, acquired by St. Louis via a trade with Montreal in February, has signed a four year extension with the team worth $3.275 million per season.

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound defenseman has dressed in 11 games for the Blues in 2019-20, logging one assist and four penalty minutes. Prior to joining the team, Scandella appeared in 51 games between the Canadiens (20) and Buffalo Sabres (31) this season, totaling 12 points (four goals, eight assists), a plus-10 rating and 16 penalty minutes.

The Montreal, Quebec, native was originally drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (No. 55 overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft. Across 10 seasons and 580 career regular-season games, Scandella has recorded 137 points (42 goals, 95 assists) and 231 penalty minutes. He has also played in 39 career postseason games, recording nine points (six goals, three assists) and six penalty minutes.

Montreal intitally traded a fourth-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Scandella, and then flipped the blueliner to the Blues for a second-rounder and a conditional fourth-rounder in 2021. The signing means that condition has been met.