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BALTIMORE -- Free agent catcher Welington Castillo has agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, pending a medical review.Castillos agreement includes a $7 million player option for 2018.He hit .264 with 14 homers and 68 RBI in 111 games with Arizona last season, when he made $3.7 million. The 29-year-old, who became a free agent when the Diamondbacks failed to offer a 2017 contract, is expected to take over from four-time All Star Matt Wieters, who became a free agent.Wieters accepted a $15.8 million qualifying offer last offseason and hit .243 with 17 homers and 66 RBI in 124 games. He was not given a $17.2 million qualifying offer last month.Castillo represents a lower-priced option. The 29-year-old broke into the big leagues in 2010 with the Chicago Cubs and has also played with Seattle.He has a .255 career batting average with 60 home runs and 230 RBI over 1,904 games.Wieters, the fifth overall pick in the 2007 amateur draft, has spent his entire career with Baltimore.The switch-hitter is known for his ability to work with a pitching staff but has also been productive at the plate: He has a .256 batting average with 117 homers and 437 RBI over eight seasons. David Pastrnak Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Bobby Orr Jersey . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/ . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Tuukka Rask Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Patrice Bergeron Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. ST. LOUIS -- One of the things Ken Hitchcock values as the coach of the St. Louis Blues is the chance to play against the best teams in the NHL.Hitchcock views those games as a great way to evaluate his team, being able to see how it compares and trying to identify areas where the Blues can improve.Hitchcock will get another chance to do that Tuesday night when the Montreal Canadiens, with the best record in the league, make their only visit of the year to St. Louis.The Canadiens are 17-6-2, and they have one more point, 36-35, than the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.One thing Montreal does that they dont get enough credit for: They use their speed, but they use it to check, and thats why theyre so hard to play against, Hitchcock said. Theyve got speed; every teams got speed. Theyve got quickness; every teams got quickness. But Montreal uses it to put pressure on you to force your mistakes, and thats the difference. Thats why they have a winning record.Theyve got a great goalie; a lot of teams have great goalies. But they make you pay a price to move the puck, and they put a lot of pressure on you, and they use your speed as a checking mechanism. And thats why theyre always difficult and they always will be.As good as the Canadiens have been to start the season, most of their success has come at home, where they are 12-1-1. They are only 5-5-1 on the road but are coming off a big win on Sunday in Los Angeles, where they beat the Kings in a shootout.ddddddddddddThe Canadiens viewed that game as an evaluation tool of their own and could view the game against the Blues the same way.The team definitely hasnt had a lot of success out here, so to get a win here in LA against a big, strong team who every year competes, its important for us, left winger Max Pacioretty told NHL.com after the game. This is a measuring-stick team ... I think teams come in and try to see what they have when they play against a team like this. It shows a lot about our character.The game against the Blues will conclude a five-city, 12-day trip for the Canadiens. They have split the first four games.The Blues will be without defenseman Robert Bortuzzo, who suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday night and will be out at least two weeks. He will be replaced by Joel Edmundson. Center Jori Lehtera, who was a healthy scratch for Saturdays game, also is scheduled to be back in the St. Louis lineup. Jake Allen will get the start in goal.The Blues have been almost as good at home this season as the Canadiens, going 9-0-3 in their last 12 games. They have lost only once in regulation in 15 home games. ' ' '