The St. Louis Blues signed eight players on Thursday to help round out their starting 20 and fill their roster out in Worcester for their AHL club. The Blues signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a 1-year deal, worth $690,000, who rounds out the defense roster below. Woywitka played in only 34 games last season, but should have himself a good chance for a full-time job come October.| Paul Kariya | Doug Weight | Keith Tkachuk |
| Lee Stempniak | Brad Boyes | Martin Rucinsky |
| Petr Cajanek | Jay McClement | David Backes |
| Jamal Mayers | Dan Hinote | Ryan Johnson |
| Eric Brewer | Barrett Jackman |
| Christian Backman | Bryce Salvador |
| Jay McKee | Jeff Woywitka |
| Manny Legace |
| Hannu Toivonen |
Jason Bacashihua was also signed to a deal on Thursday, who will give Toivonen a good run for his money to back-up Manny Legace. Both Bacashihua and Toivonen won 3 games last season in under 20 games, so it might be a really tight race.
Also signed by the Blues: Yan Statsny (F), Charles Linglet (F), D.J. King (F), Mike Glumac (D), Alex Brooks (D) and Matt Walker (D).
The Blues have their salary number up to $41.5 million with the signing of Woywitka. It shouldn't be much of a difference if some of these guys are replaced by others in the system.
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