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The St. Louis Blues brought in the premier unrestricted free agent centre, and did it without breaking the bank. Numbers Game looks at the Blues signing of Paul Stastny. The Blues Get: C Paul Stastny. Stastny, 28, has been a strong two-way centre, capable of putting up points and, more recently, taking on tougher assignments while remaining productive. Since arriving in the league in 2006-2007, Stastny has 458 points in 538 games, which ranks 34th. While his possession stats havent been dominant, it needs to be considered that they have been accrued in Colorado, where theyve been strong in relative terms, and hes among a select group of forwards to face quality opposition and start more of his shifts in the defensive zone, yet still have strong relative possession stats. Joining St. Louis is a terrific situation for Stastny too. The Blues had a contending team last season that could have used an offensive boost and Stastny ought to provide that and with last years top line -- Alex Steen, David Backes and T.J. Oshie -- capable of handling a lot of heavy lifting (tough matchups, defensive zone starts), Stastny should be freed up for more of an offensive role than the all-around responsibility he had with Colorado. Also working in Stastnys favour is that by moving to a team with much better puck possession stats, there will be more opportunity for Stastny to play in the offensive zone and if he ends up with rising young wingers Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (or fellow U.S. Olympian T.J. Oshie), it would be easy enough to forecast that line being very productive. Theres also some shuffling to do among Blues forwards, as they have signed C Jori Lehtera and that could mean Patrik Berglund and David Backes shifting to wings, leaving Vladimir Sobotka and Maxim Lapierre in the third and fourth-line spots. The team that Stastny is leaving, the Colorado Avalanche, will have their hands full trying to match their 2013-2014 regular season success, but the team does at least have options down the middle, with Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon more than suitable on the top two lines, and they have Ryan OReilly (who shifted to wing last season) available if needed. Losing Stastny means tougher minutes for those guys, but the Avalanche at least have the personnel to withstand a loss at centre. The ideal part of this deal for St. Louis is that they didnt have to get into an outrageous deal in order to acquire the player who was clearly the best free agent centre on the market. Stastny wanted to go to St. Louis and was willing to take a shorter term than he might have made elsewhere. Signed for four years and $28-million, Stastny gets a raise on what he was making in Colorado, joins the team with which his father, Peter, finished his career and its not an unreasonable price for what Paul Stastny provides. If Stastny can thrive in an offensive role, hell give the Blues a legitimate chance to get into the discussion with the best teams in the Western Conference and thats all that can be asked from a contending team when they dip into the free agent pool. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Tony Gwynn Jersey . Pretty good hitting, too. Dan Haren pitched six innings and sparked the go-ahead rally with a single, leading Los Angeles to another win over the skidding Atlanta Braves, 4-2 on Tuesday night. Andy Benes Jersey . Olsen, who is 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds, can play either centre or guard. 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Campbell has not been ruled out of this weeks game, but Chudzinski said "chances are" Weeden, who began the season as Clevelands starter, will get the nod against the Jaguars. Weeden is the only quarterback on Clevelands roster, but Chudzinski said the Browns (4-7) will likely add a backup in the next few days. Teams typically work out players on Tuesday before signing them. The team will reportedly bring in free agent Caleb Hanie for a tryout. A former backup with Chicago and Denver, the 28-year-old was released by Baltimore before the season. Campbell came to the Browns training facility Monday before he was sent home. Hell undergo further evaluation this week and will have to pass a concussion test before he is cleared to play. Chudzinski said he spoke briefly with Campbell, who was assisted to the sideline and driven to Clevelands locker room after Gays hit. "I think he was OK, felt OK," Chudzinski said. Campbells injury places Weeden back in the crosshairs of some Cleveland fans, who vented their frustration at him during Sundays game. Weeden was booed when he came in for one play in the first half after Campbell aggravated a rib injury and again when Clevelands starter was knocked out of the gaame.dddddddddddd The negative reaction by fans made an already unpleasant atmosphere in FirstEnergy Stadium worse. "Its difficult," Chudzinski said. "I understand the fans, the perspective and where theyre coming from on things. At the end of the day hes a Cleveland Brown and we need him to win and to help us win. I know that thats how the team feels about him." Browns linebacker DQwell Jackson said he has "always been behind Brandon from Day One" and sympathizes with him being singled out as a reason the Browns have dropped from the playoff race. "You could hear the boos around the stadium, but you have to block that out," Jackson said. "That comes with the territory. He plays a tough position. He takes all the credit when you win, and unfortunately he takes all the credit (blame) when you lose. "Im more than confident he can get it done. If hes up or if Jasons up, it doesnt matter to me who is back there. I know both guys are more than capable enough to help us win." Jacksons positive comments were not surprising. After all, hes a team captain, leader and perhaps the most respected player in Clevelands locker room. However, following Sundays game, both cornerback Joe Haden and safety T.J. Ward made remarks that seemed to indicate a possible divide among the Browns. Haden said there was a sense of deflation when Campbell went to the sideline the first time, and Ward bemoaned the teams four turnovers and offensive struggles. "Im tired of losing, thats it," Ward said. Chudzinski was aware of Wards comments and understands that some of his players are disappointed and angry. But with five games left, he cant allow any dissension. "Guys who arent frustrated or like losing, we dont want here anyhow," he said. "I talked to the team about the importance of us sticking together and this is the time when those frustrations come out, when you dont have as much success in a game that you want to have. We have a lot of football left to play this season." Jackson said Ward, in the final year of his contract, probably wishes he had chosen his words more wisely. "Im sure he regrets it," Jackson said. "He was speaking out of frustration. T.J. is a team guy. He wants everyone to do well." ' ' '