After months of speculation, Justin Faulk is on the move.The Carolina Hurricanes dealt the defenseman and a 2020 fifth-round pick to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for fellow rearguardJoel Edmundson, prospect Dominik Bokk and a 2021seventh-round pick, the teamannounced Tuesday.Faulk, the highest-scoring blueliner in Hurricanes franchise history, subsequently signed a seven-year, Willie Stargell Jersey $45.5 millionextension with the Blues that carries an AAV of $6.5 million. As per , hedid not have to modify his no-trade clause, but signing an extension was required for St. Louis to make the swap."It's nice to have a deal done that's for sure. . . I've heard nothing but good things with St. Louis," Faulk told reporters on a conference call, adding, "With the succe sthe team is having, you combine that and the team's reputation as an outsider, Gregory Polanco Jersey and it makes things a little easier."NHL RUMORS 2019: Things came to a head at Carolina's training campon Tuesdaywhen Rod Brind'Amour was told to keep Faulk off the ice, .In 82 games last season, the 27-year-old blueliner racked up 11 goals and 35 points in all 82 games,addingeight points in 15 playoff games for the Canes.Justin Faulk is heating up Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) The right-handed defenseman is a three-time All-Star and a strong puck-mover who can skate well, start the breakout and rip it from just about everywhere. Faulk is also the kind of player that can quarterback a power play, something that will make the Blues even stronger on the man advantage; St. Louisranked 10th Francisco Liriano Jersey last season with a 21.1 percent succe s rate.Edmundson will not provide the same offensive prowe s for Carolina, having registered just 11 points in 64 games last season,but he is strong in his own end.The 6-4, 215-pound defender doesn't shy away from puck battles and is a shot-blocking machine. , the 2019 Stanley Cup champion will upgrade an already dominant penalty kill for Carolina and can log big minutes if needed."Joel is a big, physical presence on defense who knows what Francisco Cervelli Jersey it takes to win a championship," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said in a pre s release. "Dominik was a first-round pick who has a real chance to be an impact player on the NHL level."While Faulk is expected to skate on the first or second pairing with the Blues in their bid to repeat, Edmundson's main role will be to play a stay-at-home game and likely slot in on the bottompairing and play a lot of time shorthanded.I think my game's pretty good at both ends. . . . Austin Meadows Jersey I'm just kind of trying to bring a game that's going to be tough to play against all over the ice," Faulk said.