Red Wings give up a haul to acquire Justin Faulk in trade with Blues

[p]In exchange, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]Blues[/a] received a 2026 first-round draft pick, a 2026 third-round draft pick, defenseman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/holl-justin/vkyLymNd/"]Justin Holl[/a], and left wing Dmitri Buchelnikov.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/faulk-justin/SITqmE9n/"]Faulk[/a], 33, has 11 goals and 21 assists through 61 games this season. He spent the first eight years of his career with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina Hurricanes[/a], then the following seven with the Blues. The 15-year veteran still has one year left on his current contract and is set to earn $6.5 million next season. [/p][embed guid="a2806443-5d65-4f86-9eb8-9e86108c247b" url="https://x.com/DetroitRedWings/status/2030021862709940577?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Holl, 34, has two goals and 12 assists through 41 games down in the AHL. He hasn't played a single game in the NHL this season. The vet has never posted more than three goals or 20 assists in a single NHL season (eight total).[/p][p]Buchelnikov, 22, has 13 goals and 10 assists through 38 games in the KHL this season.[/p]