St. Louis Blues goalie Joel Hofer has signed a two-year, $6.8 million extension. ( Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/c8ac96a1-9f0f-4b51-a141-b6c2aefa9fda.jpeg] St. Louis Blues goalie Joel Hofer has signed a two-year, $6.8 million extension. ( Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) ST. LOUIS -- Doug Armstrong made it known Joel Hofer isn't going anywhere. The St. Louis Blues general manager wasn't kidding. The Blues announced on Saturday that the goalie has signed a two-year contract extension for $6.8 million ($3.4 million average annual value). Armstrong said on Monday in his pre-draft availability that, "you're not going to get him," when asked if he was worried about offer sheets being thrown at the 24-year-old, who could have become a restricted free agent on Tuesday. Hofer, who just finished up a two-year contract that paid him $775,000 annually, played in 31 regular-season games for the Blues last season and posted a 16-8-3 record along with a .904 save percentage, one shutout, and a career-best 2.64 goals-against average. Overall, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, native has played in 69 regular-season games with the Blues and has a 35-22-5 record. His .909 save percentage and 2.65 GAA across the past two seasons rank 8th and 12th, respectively in the NHL among goaltenders with a minimum of 60 games played). Hofer was originally drafted by the Blues in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft. Now Armstrong doesn't have to worry about the following: "He'll get a qualifying offer. He'll take us to arbitration, we'll take him to arbitration," Armstrong said. "We're not concerned about offer sheets or anything like that."
