St. Louis Blues extend qualifying offer to Alex Pietrangelo. Pietrangelo will be a restricted free agent when the market opens Friday and it remains to be seen how far the Blues will go to retain him. Pietrangelo took a step back this season after a stellar sophomore campaign but was still a solid top-four defensemen. Still, we expect Pietrangelo will remain in St. Louis and will return to his 12-goal, 51-point form of 2011-12 next season.