{"id":489783,"date":"2026-03-06T20:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/489783\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:57:18","slug":"st-louis-blues-ship-out-brayden-schenn-justin-faulk-on-deadline-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/489783\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues ship out Brayden Schenn, Justin Faulk on deadline day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues<\/a> traded a pair of veteran pieces, sending captain Brayden Schenn<\/a> to the New York Islanders<\/a> and defenceman Justin Faulk<\/a> to the Detroit Red Wings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Islanders are sending back a first-round pick, a third-round pick, forward Jonathan Drouin<\/a> and goaltending prospect Marcus Gidlof, while the Red Wings are sending St. Louis a 2026 first and a 2026 third in addition to defenceman Justin Holl<\/a> and forward prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov in exchange for Faulk. <\/p>\n

Schenn waived his no-move clause to facilitate the deal to New York.<\/p>\n

According to The Athletic\u2019s Andy Strickland, the pick the Blues are getting from the Islanders belongs to the Colorado Avalanche<\/a> from the Brock Nelson<\/a> deal last year.<\/p>\n

Blues 1st round pick in Schenn deal is Colorado\u2019s from Brock Nelson deal<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Schenn, 34, has 12 goals and 28 points in 61 games with the Blues this season. <\/p>\n

The 6-foot-1 centre is in the sixth season of an eight-year, $52 million contract that carries an annual cap hit of $6.5 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2027-28 campaign.<\/p>\n

Schenn played eight and a half seasons with the Blues, recording 181 goals and 465 points in 650 games and was named captain at the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n

He helped lead the Blues to their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history in 2019.<\/p>\n

Drafted fifth overall by the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> in 2009, Schenn has 290 goals and 713 points in 1,083 career games split between the Kings, Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>, and Blues.<\/p>\n

The Saskatoon, Sask., native represented Canada five times at the World Hockey Championship, taking home a gold medal in 2015 and a silver medal in 2017.<\/p>\n

Faulk, 33, has 11 goals and 32 points in 61 games with the Blues this season while averaging 22:30 of ice time.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, right-shot defenceman is in the sixth season of a seven-year, $45.5 million deal with an annual cap hit of $6.5 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n

Drafted 37th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> in 2010, Faulk has 141 goals and 490 points in 1,041 career games split between the Hurricanes and Blues.<\/p>\n