In 2019, Justin Faulk was a man on the move. He had been in Carolina for nine years with his name in the annual rumor mill. Faulk was being traded by fans across the NHL to Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Boston, Minnesota… but one trade that came seemingly close and fell through is the deal that almost sent Justin Faulk to Anaheim.
Now, the full details of this deal were never released, so we only know pieces of what was going on. But what we do know is that at the time, there were some strong links that Carolina was trying to pry Ondrej Kase out of the heart of Orange County.