The St. Louis Blues have re-signed goalie Brian Elliott to a three-year contract and will not pursue a new deal with Ryan Miller. General manager Doug Armstrong said Monday the team took a calculated risk acquiring Miller from Buffalo, hoping he could lead the franchise to its first Stanley Cup. ''We've gone this direction and we're excited about the tandem we have.'' Armstrong said the 29-year-old Elliott will compete for the starting job with Jake Allen, the team's top goalie prospect. The Blues sent Buffalo goalie Jaroslav Halak, forward Chris Stewart, prospect William Carrier, a 2015 first-round pick and a conditional 2016 third-round pick.

Mention Connecticut basketball and Shabazz Napier is the first name to come up. Talk about top-ranked Florida and Scottie Wilbekin is the player most often brought up. Connecticut and Florida - and Napier and Wilbekin - meet Saturday in the Final Four with the winner getting a chance to win the national championship. ''The one thing I would say with Shabazz, which is a little bit different, is he is a very, very good distributor of the ball,'' Florida coach Billy Donovan said Friday of Napier, who leads the Huskies in scoring (18.1), rebounding (5.9) and assists (4.9), a first for the program.