Blues' Steep Asking Price For Robert Thomas And Justin Faulk Revealed

The St. Louis Blues’ season has seen almost nothing go right.

Aside from prospects like Dalibor Dvorsky, Otto Stenberg, and Jimmy Snuggerud, who are fitting in at the NHL level, the team’s veterans have underperformed, and the team sits in 31st place in the NHL.

With their issues, changes will certainly be made, and it appears that the Blues are going to be moving on from several players before the trade deadline, at least that’s what’s been reported.

Robert Thomas, Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou, Pius Suter, Oscar Sundqvist, and Justin Faulk have all generated trade discussions. Schenn and Kyrou, if moved, could fetch strong returns, but the two biggest trade chips in St. Louis might be their No.1 center, Thomas, and their veteran defenseman Faulk.

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A recent report by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on Thomas indicates that the Blues either have to be blown away by an offer to the point where they can’t say no, or they are offered another top-six forward who is younger than Thomas.

In terms of Faulk, Friedman reported that the Blues are looking for a Rasmus Andersson-type return. The Calgary Flames were able to fetch 29-year-old defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defenseman prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft, and a conditional second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.

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Those are steep asking prices, but demands that teams could afford. Thomas has proven he can be a No.1 center on a playoff team, and Faulk is a veteran two-way defenseman with the ability to kill penalties and quarterback a power play.

The trade deadline is a little over a month away, and although no teams have really stood out as potential suitors for Thomas and Faulk, the coming weeks should clarify the market for those players.

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