Blues reportedly demanding 'Andersson-style' return for expensive veteran dman Justin Faulk
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Justin Faulk is back in trade deadline rumblings, and the St. Louis Blues' asking price could decide how serious this gets.
St. Louis is sitting at 19-24-9 with 47 points, and the math is pushing them toward 'seller' territory.
That matters because the Blues don't just need a deal, they need a deal that actually moves the needle for the future.
Elliotte Friedman's report is the key detail here, St. Louis wants a return comparable to the Rasmus Andersson trade.
Andersson just went to Vegas for Zach Whitecloud, prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional 2027 first-round pick, and a conditional 2028 second-round pick.
That's the type of comp that tells you the Blues aren't treating Faulk like a simple cap dump.
Faulk is still playing real minutes, and he's still trusted in spots that matter, especially when games tighten up.
He's at 11-12-23 in 51 games, and he's averaging 22:30 a night.
That workload is the selling point, a right-shot who can handle second-pair matchups and take a turn on the man advantage when needed.
Justin Faulk puts the St. Louis Blues on the clock
Blues fans feel the bind, sell smart, but don't sell low just because the season slipped away.
The contract is the complicating factor, he carries a $6.5 million cap hit through 2026-27 and he's working with a 15-team no-trade list.
That narrows the buyer pool fast, and it's why retention or a third team can quietly become the whole negotiation.
If a contender missed on Andersson, Faulk makes sense as a fallback because he isn't a pure rental.
For St. Louis, the risk is obvious, move him and you're carving out a big chunk of your right side minutes for the rest of the year.
But if the ask really is 'Andersson-level', that's the kind of swing that can reset a blue line without dragging the process out.
The deadline is Friday, March 6, and the market always tightens once teams stop dreaming and start paying.
This is a file to watch, because one serious bid could force the Blues to pick their direction in a hurry.
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