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Blues weigh value of their young talent over the long term NHL free agency � Working under a salary cap, the team must try to balance its needs with the ability to keep top players when their market values rise. 
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Erik Johnson, David Perron, T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund each have contracts for the 2009-10 season. But when free agency opens today in the NHL, the Blues' young core will weigh heavily on the minds of team management.
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