from Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

With training camp just around the corner, the gang’s all here for the Blues — or at least the gang’s all under contract. That became so Sunday night when the team announced that forward Ivan Barbashev had agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $1.475 million per year.

With Barbashev in the fold, that means 22 of the 23 Blues who appeared in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the team this past season will be under contract for the 2019-20 campaign. And for a Stanley Cup championship team in the NHL’s salary cap era that’s unheard of.

The only defection was Oakville High’s Pat Maroon, who signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning last week.

“We are pleased to have Ivan signed prior to our camp,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong told the Post-Dispatch on Sunday evening. “This signing will allow the team to have a singular focus on preparing for the season.”

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