The Blues announced Wednesday afternoon that they had resigned 22 year-old forward David Perron to a two-year contract. Perron has scored 97 points over the last two seasons, including 35 assists in 2008-2009 and 20 goals in 2009-2010.
The contract will pay him $1.8 million in 2010-2011 and $2.5 million in 2011-2012, creating a salary cap hit of $2.15 million. Perron was the Blues’ first-round draft pick in 2007.