ST. LOUIS — As NHL free agency opened on Saturday morning, the St. Louis Blues made a trio of moves to fortify their forward corps for the 2017-18 season.
The Blues added two unrestricted free agent forwards, signing Chris Thorburn to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million and Beau Bennett to a one-year contract worth $650,000. They also reached a deal with restricted free agent forward Oskar Sundqvist, signing him to a one-year contract worth $675,000.
The 34-year-old Thorburn dressed in 64 regular season games with the Winnipeg Jets in 2016-17, posting four points (three goals, one assist) and 95 penalty minutes.