3 Potential Trade Destinations for Blues' Justin Faulk

The St. Louis Blue are open for business and one player most likely to be traded is right-handed defenceman, Justin Faulk. 

Faulk, 33, is signed through next season at $6.5 million AAV, and the mobile two-way blueliner owns a 15-team no-trade list, so he'll have some say in the matter. Faulk's had a great season on both sides of the puck, despite the limited results for the Blues overall. He's posted 11 goals and 32 points in 60 games, averaging 22:39 of ice-time, including on both sides of special teams.

As far as destinations go, the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, and Utah Mammoth are all in the market for a offensive right-handed defenceman. The Blues are reportedly looking for the same type of return the Calgary Flames received for Rasmus Andersson from the Vegas Golden Knights, so a couple of draft picks and or, one pick and a prospect, plus a defenceman off the NHL roster.

The Mammoth appear to be heavily involved with the Blues at the moment, as this Faulk trade could turn itself into a much bigger blockbuster, that also involves Robert Thomas. The Mammoth are ready to move on a couple of their big-name prospects, and have some cap space to utilize. Cole Beaudoin could very well be heading to Utah if Faulk, or Thomas are dealt by the Blues.

Keep an eye on GM Doug Armstrong, he's going to be one of the more active execs in conversations this week, but at the end of the day, some of his heavy lifting may wait until the summer. 

If anyone off the Blues gets moved before 3pm Friday, it will be Faulk.

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