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Blues RW Matt D'Agostini agrees to 2-year deal

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues have agreed to terms on a two-year, $3.3 million contract with right wing Matt D'Agostini and a one-year, two-way deal with goaltender Brian Elliott .Both deals were announced Friday.D'Agostini gets $1.5 million next season and $1.8 million in 2012-13. Elliott will make $600,000 in the NHL , $105,000 in the AHL.D'Agostini became an unrestricted free agent Friday when the Blues did not offer him a qualifying offer on Monday. He was free to sign with any team, but the Blues continued talking with D'Agostini and his agent Steve Bartlett."We had some good talks leading up to today," D'Agostini said. "The feeling was to get it done before (11 a.m. central time), but my agent and the Blues were always in good talks and it was kind of 'right there' the whole time. I never really tested the open market. St. Louis was always the No. 1 spot for me."D'Agostini, acquired from Montreal for Aaron Palushaj in 2010, set career highs in goals (21), assists (25) and ...

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