The Blues took care of one of their potential restricted free agents today, announcing that they’ve re-signed defenseman Hunter Skinner to a one-year, two-way deal. The contract pays $775K in the NHL and $80K at the AHL level.
The 23-year-old was originally a fourth-round pick by the Rangers back in 2019 and joined St. Louis as part of the Vladimir Tarasenko trade back in February 2023. Skinner split his playing time that season between their two AHL affiliates plus New York’s ECHL squad.
This past season, Skinner was a full-timer in the AHL, getting into a career-best 50 games with Springfield. He picked up three goals and seven assists along with 94 penalty minutes, bringing his career totals at that level to 33 points and 151 PIMS in 132 contests.
Skinner will be waiver-eligible for the first time next season so he’ll have to pass through unclaimed during training camp to make it back to the Thunderbirds.