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Chris Butler: Announces retirement
Chris Butler will hang up his skates and end his professional career, the team announced Wednesday.Butler was limited to a mere 13 NHL games last season, instead spending the bulk of the year in the minors with AHL San Antonio. Over the course of his 11-year career, the 32-year-old notched 14 goals, 72 assists and 187 PIM in 407 contests. Selected by the Sabres in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Draft, the blueliner would go on to play for Buffalo, Calgary and St. Louis.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Drops to minors
Chris Butler was reassigned to AHL San Antonio on Monday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.Butler was a healthy scratch in nine of 10 games since being called up, so his services clearly weren't essential at the top level. The veteran blueliner needed to be sent down at some point Monday in order to be eligible for AHL playoffs, and he'll likely stick there for a while since the St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman Michael Del Zotto from the Ducks.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Ascends to top level
Chris Butler was recalled from AHL San Antonio on Saturday.Butler isn't a viable fantasy option in the first place, but Carl Gunnarsson (lower body) is expected to sit out Saturday, and the St. Louis Blues want to ensure that they at least have seven defensemen available for a game against the Predators.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Moved to minors
The St. Louis Blues sent Chris Butler to AHL San Antonio on Wednesday after he cleared waivers.Butler recorded a plus-four rating to go along with two points in 12 games with the Blues this season, but his omission from the lineup the last two games may have been the writing on the wall. He will return to AHL San Antonio, where he's notched 10 points in 24 games, and await his next opportunity.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Sent to waiver wire
Chris Butler was waived by the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.Well, that's not the way to ring in the New Year, but the reality is that Butler has made a minimal impact with the Blues since he joined the club in 2014-15. The defenseman has supplied four goals and seven helpers for the Notes over a five-year span, and it's entirely possible that he'll pass through waivers unclaimed and sync up with AHL San Antonio, the minor-league affiliate for the Blues.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Recalled by Blues
Chris Butler was promoted from AHL San Antonio on Monday.The 32-year-old defenseman has two goals and 10 points in 23 games with AHL San Antonio this season. It will be Butler's first NHL action since earlier in the year. The veteran rearguard appeared in St. Louis' first two games of 2018-19.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Sent back to minors
Chris Butler was assigned to AHL San Antonio on Sunday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.After scoring a goal and firing four shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blackhawks, Butler was sent to minors since Jakub Jerabek's work visa concerns were cleared up.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Will start with big club
Chris Butler made the St. Louis Blues' 23-man roster.Since the Blues' defensemen carry many question marks, they kept Butler, Jordan Schmaltz and Niko Mikkola with the big club to ensure depth. Once the blue line gets healthy, expect Butler to be returned to AHL San Antonio.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Available on waivers
Chris Butler was waived by the St. Louis Blues on Friday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.Butler has been waived numerous times in his career. Even in the likely event that he goes unclaimed and subsequently assigned to AHL San Antonio, there's no fantasy value in a guy toiling in the minor league.
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Blues' Chris Butler: Demoted Monday
Chris Butler was reassigned to AHL San Antonio on Monday.Now that the St. Louis Blues' season has come to a close after losing a winner-take-all matchup with Colorado in game 82, Butler will join San Antonio for the final three games of their campaign. The 31-year-old defender spent six games with his hometown Blues in 2017-18, failing to record a point.
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