The big right-shot depth defenseman is staying put in St. Louis for at least another year
The Blues announced on Sunday that they have re-signed defenseman Hunter Skinner to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 NHL and $80,000 AHL
Skinner was part of the return St. Louis got from the New York Rangers in exchange for Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola on Feb. 9, 2023.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound defenseman has played 132 AHL games, including 50 games last season, where he had three goals, 10 points, and led the Springfield Thunderbirds in penalty minutes (94).
Skinner was originally a fourth-round, 112th-overall draft pick by the Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
St. Louis now has the following defenseman signed under contract
(below is their annual cap hit and the year their contract expires)
RHD, Colton Parayko - $6.5 million, until 2030
RHD Justin Faulk - $6.5 million, until 2027
LHD, Torey Krug - $6.5 million, until 2027
LHD, Nick Leddy - $4 million, until 2026
LHD, Scott Perunovich - $1.15 million, until 2025 (RFA)
RHD, Matthew Kessel - $800,000, until 2026 (RFA)
LHD, Tyler Tucker - $800,000, until 2025 (RFA)
LHD, Theo Lindstein - $950,000, until 2027 (RFA)
LHD, Anton Malmstrom - $910,000, until 2025 (RFA)
RHD, Samuel Johannesson - $870,000, until 2026 (RFA)
LHD, Leo Loof - $867,500, until 2026 (RFA)
LHD, Michael Buchinger - $838,333, until 2027 (RFA)
RHD, Jeremie Biakabutuka - $825,000, until 2026 (RFA)
LHD, Marc-Andre Gaudet - $802,500, until 2027 (RFA)
RHD, Hunter Skinner - $775,000, until 2025 (RFA)