Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] Justin Faulk signs extension with the Blues (7 years, $6.5M AAV)

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Well Faulk it actually happened

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

He's a defenseman, not a forward. This covers age 28-34. I don't see the reason to expect a huge drop-off in performance in time from that perspective.

The issue is year to year consistency. 18-19 Faulk is worth this contract. 16-17 and 17-18 Faulk, in particular, was not. If the Blues scouting staff is confident in the former, it'll turn out fine.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

This is an absolutely insane contract.

the only thing insane is HFboard's incessant need to overreact to every contract given out.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Yea just posted pretty much the same rhetoric in the trade thread. Trading that package for a rental is okay, but the signing makes it worse for STL, not better lol.

 

[67Blues]

We'll lose him in the expansion draft to Seattle. They won't protect him.

 

[seafoam]

I’m not really a fan of that contract for St. Louis.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Blues going for the repeat! Nice deal!

 

[Spektre]

I can’t believe the Blues gave up Bokk.

I'm sure the Blues organization liked Bokk but have you seen the forward depth currently?

 

[Canes]

Good for Faulk. I actually liked him and wouldn't have minded him returning to the Canes but it was going to be difficult to pay him anything similar to this considering what Slavin and Pesce are signed for long term.

 

[BlueOil]

Yea just posted pretty much the same rhetoric in the trade thread. Trading that package for a rental is okay, but the signing makes it worse for STL, not better lol.

signed him for seattle, no?

 

[STL88]

Ummmm, as a Blues fan I would like to know who's going to play the left side

Bouwmeester, Gunnarsson, Dunn say HI

 

[pabst blue ribbon]

Good for Faulk, bad for the Blues

 

[Funk21]

The trade seems fair, even a slight win for the Blues, but the signing is an absolute disaster. What is Armstrong doing?

We don’t know what Pietro has said privately but maybe he wants to test UFA and this is insurance agains the blues losing him and not having a replacement.

Parayko
Faulk

Is still a solid top two RHD.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

If he's using data that's a compilation of more than the past year, then it's going to paint a picture of a player ostensibly different than the one St. Louis acquired. 16-18 Faulk was brutal, because of 1) injuries 2) having to carry linemates. I'm sure he'll be fine in St. Louis.

Wouldn't want him on the powerplay, though many Hurricanes fans act like he was the sole issue to be resolved when nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[BlueMed]

The Best D corp in the league just got that much better. Have fun going up against the Blues in the playoffs next year.

 

[JeremyTB]

Looking at Faulk's stats I thought he had better numbers. Most points he had in a season the past 4 years is 37 which is not alot for a Dman that is not that good defensively. So at 1st glance I thought this is a good deal. Now I think this might be abit too much. For some reason I thought he was a 50+ point Dman.

 

[ijuka]

Considering some of the D contracts this off-season, this is a weak contract.

I don't think Myers is very good, but I think he's better than Faulk.

 

[EurlichBachman]

With the trades hes made in the last few years I have learned to just kind of trust Armstrong. They now have insurance should AP decide to walk in the summer. Hopefully Parayko can step into the #1 slot at that time and Faulk can become the #2 on the right side. On the other side... Maybe its a long term play for the expansion draft.

 

[HabsMD97]

The Best D corp in the league just got that much better. Have fun going up against the Blues in the playoffs next year.

the 1st sentence doesn't add up to the 2nd one. Confusing

 

[MattySnipes]

lol

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Ummmm, as a Blues fan I would like to know who's going to play the left side

Dunn
Bouwmeester
Gunnarsson

 

[BlueMed]

the 1st sentence doesn't add up to the 2nd one. Confusing

No, it's pretty straightforward actually.

I said, the Blues already have the best D in the league, and it got even better. Therefore, it's going to be even harder to play against them in the playoffs next year.

 

[ijuka]

Looking at Faulk's stats I thought he had better numbers. Most points he had in a season the past 4 years is 37 which is not alot for a Dman that is not that good defensively. So at 1st glance I thought this is a good deal. Now I think this might be abit too much. For some reason I thought he was a 50+ point Dman.

He also got tons and tons of PP time even though he's not that great at PP.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

So 6.5 million long term to anchor the bottom pairing? That’s beyond crazy unless they know they won’t be retaining Pie.

A contender moving Pie is also crazy.

Pie leaving his only club that’s a contender and he’s won a Cup with is crazy.

I just personally don’t understand this move

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Sure do, guy. I take him in my fantasy league nearly every year. He'll do great in a limited role for a better team.

Limited role
7 year term
6.5 million for depth

Say what now