The St. Louis Blues were poised to move on from Scottie Upshall in 2017-18. They went so far as to allow him to sign with other teams and go through their training camps.
However, injuries began taking their toll late in the preseason. So, though Upshall was working on a tryout contract with Vancouver, the Blues gave him a full NHL contract and the veteran came back for one more season.
After the year he and Kyle Brodziak had, the Blues might want to think about retaining their services again. The argument against both is about age and the prospects coming up behind them.