Wings land Faulk in bold deadline deal with Blues
Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Justin Faulk from the St. Louis Blues ahead of the NHL trade deadline in a deal that sends St. Louis a first-round pick and a third-round pick (Detroit's own, plus a pick from Pittsburgh), plus Justin Holl and prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov to the Blues. Faulk is under a seven-year, $45.5 million contract with a $6.5 million cap hit and a 15-team no-trade clause, and should bolster Detroit's right-handed top-four defense for this season and next, though his scoring has waned. The Blues gain significant draft capital and depth as part of a rebuild, with Holl likely to finish the season as a pending UFA and Buchelnikov having expected North American potential.