The Columbus Blue Jackets traded forward Alexandre Texier to the St. Louis Blues for a 2025 fourth-round pick, the teams announced.
Additionally, the Blues signed Texier, who was a pending restricted free agent, to a two-year contract worth $2.1 million annually.
Texier set career highs in goals (12), assists (18), and games played (78) with the Blue Jackets last season. He showed plenty of promise in 2021-22, producing 11 goals and nine assists in 36 games.
He didn't play in the NHL in 2022-23 at the recommendation of the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program, instead spending the season with Zurich in the Swiss league.
A product of France, Texier can play center but has prominently been used on the wing. He turns 25 in September.
The Blue Jackets drafted him in the second round in 2017.
