Confirmed with Link: Faulk to the Blues for Edmundson, Bokk

[FreshSeabass]

Yikes, Faulk signed a 7 year $6.5m AAV extension in St. Louis

For this reason also is why this is a win for us. I'm glad we aren't on the hook for that contract.

 

[Roboturner913]

Sad to see Justin go. I like what we got back though. Edmundson is more or less a plug-in for DeHaan on the third pair. Gardiner in/Faulk out balances the left side/ride side situation that was off last year.

 

[Brock Anton]

Who'd have thunk that during all that Nylander/Pesce talk last winter, that we'd actually see the proposed Gardiner-Pesce pairing that both sides talked about being a good fit ... in Carolina.

 

[Svechhammer]

Edmundson is an excellent 3rd pairing defender if that's where we are going to play him. Would be a more natural fit there than Faulk would have been and brings a bit of a physical edge to his game that should resonate well with what we're trying to do with that line.

This could end up being a sneaky tweak that actually improves the roster this year. And we added Bokk.

 

[The Faulker 27]

That's a boat load of $$ for Faulk. 7 years is insane. No way Tom was doing that.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

The opinion of a prominent online analytics guy

 

[CaniacSZN]

Nice, happy they finally traded Faulk and got a decent package. That 7 year extension by the Blues is really bad.

 

[cptjeff]

Good for Faulk, man, he got insane money and goes to the defending Cup champs. If you have to leave a great situation in Carolina, go there. Happy for him, he's a great player.

Yeah, why go to Anaheim when the Cup champs are interested. Nice to have some control over your fate.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

i'd be willing to bet edmundson gets moved to another team shortly

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

I don’t like it but it seems like most of Blues nation does.

Never got what’s so special about Faulk, but Edmundson sucks. Bokk is boom or bust and that’s what I’m worried about.

But what knocks this from an A to a D+ for me is the extension. My god.

 

[Roboturner913]

That's a boat load of $$ for Faulk. 7 years is insane. No way Tom was doing that.

On the other hand, if that kinda sets the market for Hamilton, I don't mind doing the same contract for him if I'm Dundon.

 

[Canes]

Bokk is an intriguing prospect

Edmundson is a quality depth guy

Pretty good trade for both teams

 

[Svechhammer]

Good for Faulk, man, he got insane money and goes to the defending Cup champs. If you have to leave a great situation in Carolina, go there. Happy for him, he's a great player.

Absolutely. I mean I'm glad we're not paying it, but I'm happy he's going to get paid his money and be in a great situation down the line. Just a shame for him that the Blues already got theirs. It'll be a shame being on the losing side of the Finals while the Canes are rolling off as soon to be 5x Stanley Cup Champs.

 

[DougieSmash]

i'd be willing to bet edmundson gets moved to another team shortly

Probably but he's one of the best third pairing guys around the league.

 

[CanesFanBudMan]

So is Fleury on the way out?

 

[Wolfpuck]

That contract is going to age like a fine milk.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

I don’t like it but it seems like most of Blues nation does.

Never got what’s so special about Faulk, but Edmundson sucks. Bokk is boom or bust and that’s what I’m worried about.

But what knocks this from an A to a D+ for me is the extension. My god.

Sorry guys thought this was the main forum.

 

[GoldiFox]

I like Edmundson. I watched the Finals closely because I have family in St. Louis. He always stood out to me as a solid D for a big guy. It wouldn't shock me if the Canes kept him and moved other pieces, despite multiple teams reportedly being interested in Edmundson (per Friedman today).

 

[tarheelhockey]

Wasnt there a guy named Bok in Dark Forces 2 with two lightsabers? Awesome

And has been proven throughout the history of gaming, the extra "K" will make him twice as bad***.

 

[VAcaniac]

That contract made me LOL. Best of luck St Louis!

 

[tarheelhockey]

i'd be willing to bet edmundson gets moved to another team shortly

My guess is that Edmundsen is the new Fleury, and Fleury is the new trade bait.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

i'd be willing to bet edmundson gets moved to another team shortly

I agree. Or maybe Fleury.

 

[Svechhammer]

And has been proven throughout the history of gaming, the extra "K" will make him twice as bad***.

With our Jaccob and Bokk we might have to rebrand to the Bunch of Stuttering Jerks in the near future

 

[The Faulker 27]

This is gonna buy a lot of queso.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

Thank you for everything Justin.