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Blues make pair of deals on first day of free agency.

St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)

| July 02, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jeremy Rutherford

July 02--On the opening day of free agency, the Blues brought back one of their own in Matt D'Agostini, and they made a move that ensures another one of their own, Ben Bishop, will get a chance to battle for an NHL job. The Blues locked up D'Agostini with a two-year, $3.3 million contract extension. The team then added goaltender Brian Elliott on a one-year contract, but it is a two-way deal, which means that Elliott will be paid $600,000 in the NHL and $105,000 if he's assigned to the club's American Hockey League affiliate. In essence, there will be a competition between Bishop, currently a restricted free agent, and Elliott for the backup …

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