Blues Acquire Faksa, Joseph in Trades

The St. Louis Blues have acquired forwards Radek Faksa from the Dallas Stars and Mathieu Joseph from the Ottawa Senators, along with a 2025 third-round draft pick from Ottawa, in exchange for future considerations. Faksa, a 30-year-old center, has 200 points in 638 career regular-season games and is entering the final year of his contract with a $3.25 million cap hit. Joseph, 27, had a career-high 35 points last season and is signed through 2025-26 with a $2.95 million annual cap hit. The trades help the Stars clear salary cap space and the Senators manage their cap situation. Faksa's notable achievements include scoring the series-clinching goal in the 2023-24 playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights.