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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The St. Louis Blues came into free agency looking to add a center. On Tuesday they quickly signed the best one available, announcing they had inked Paul Stastny to a four-year deal.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN reported that the contract is worth a total of $28 million.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stastny comes to St. Louis from the Colorado Avalanche, the sole team he's played for since coming into the league in 2006. The 28-year-old notched 25 goals and 35 assists for the Avalanche last season and tied for the team lead with 10 playoff points.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's an important addition for the Blues, especially since it helps weaken Colorado, which finished one point ahead of St. Louis for the Central Division title last season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stastny&amp;nbsp;will become the third member of his family to suit up for the Blues. His brother, Yan, played for the franchise from 2007-10, while his father, Peter, played the final two seasons of his Hall of Fame career in St. Louis from 1993-95.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MORE NHL: Evaluating the top free agents&amp;nbsp;| Free agency tracker&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2014Ben Estes&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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