Yesterday an important move was made in the NHL that could have some ripple effect on the Pittsburgh Penguins and their defenseman Justin Schultz.
The Carolina Hurricanes traded right-handed puck moving defenseman Justin Faulk to the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Joel Edmundson and prospect Dominik Bokk. The teams also exchanged late draft picks. Shortly after, the Blues announced a six year, $45.5 million ($6.5m cap hit) extension for Faulk.
How does this apply to Pittsburgh? If you’re the Penguins, you probably weren’t thinking of moving Schultz via a trade anytime soon anyways.