Blues add a pair of brothers to their roster!
The Hughes brothers in New Jersey have some competition now!
UPDATE 2: The Blues have made a 4th acquisition today, signing free agent defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph to a one year contract worth $950,000.
From NHL insider Elliotte Friedman:
This means the Blues have acquired brothers Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Mathieu Joseph in separate transactions!
Read below for our earlier reports on all the moves from St. Louis today.
UPDATE: In addition to today's earlier trades, the St. Louis Blues have also announced a six year contract extension for forward Pavel Buchnevich at $8 million per season.
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Read below for our earlier reports on the Blues' trades today.
This just in, the St. Louis Blues have made two back to back trades, first acquiring forward Radek Faksa from the Dallas Stars and then acquiring forward Mathieu Joseph and a 3rd round pick from the Ottawa Senators.
The total cost for acquiring these players?
$0.
The Blues have acquired both players for Future Considerations, essentially just taking on the contracts for free.
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Read below for the press release announcement of today's deals:
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has acquired forward Radek Faksa from the Dallas Stars as well as forward Mathieu Joseph and a 2025 third-round pick from the Ottawa Senators, each in exchange for future considerations.
Faksa, 30, dressed in 74 regular-season games with the Stars last season, posting 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) and 20 penalty minutes. He also contributed a goal in eight playoff appearances. The Vitkov, Czech Republic, native was originally drafted by the Stars in the first round, No. 13 overall, of the 2012 NHL Draft and has spent his entire nine year career in Dallas.
Overall, he has totaled 200 points (89 goals, 111 assists) and 356 penalty minutes in 638 career regular-season games and 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) and 28 penalty minutes in 79 career postseason games.
Joseph, 27, played in 72 regular-season games with the Senators last season, tallying 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists) and 51 penalty minutes. The Laval, Quebec, native was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, No. 120 overall, of the 2015 NHL Draft.
Overall, he has accumulated 135 points (55 goals, 80 assists) and 168 penalty minutes in 360 career regular-season games. Joseph has also made 10 career postseason appearances, including six in 2021 when he helped the Lightning capture the Stanley Cup Championship.
Both players should help the Blues with some depth issues at the forward position. In particular, Joseph looks to still have some untapped offensive potential. Great pick up by the Blues today.
