The Blues acquired veteran center Radek Faksa from Dallas earlier this summer, giving the 30-year-old a new team for the first time in his NHL career. It turns out that Faksa was looking for a change of scenery at the time. He told Lou Korac of The Hockey News that he went to Stars GM Jim Nill after the season to communicate that he wasn’t happy with his role and ice time. Faksa was viewed as a two-way player early in his career but hasn’t been able to get past the 20-point mark in five straight years, resulting in him being deployed in more of a shutdown role with more limited minutes. He’s entering the final year of his contract, one that carries a $3.25MM AAV. He’ll likely need to show at least a bit more offensively with St. Louis to get a raise on the open market next summer.