Blackhawks acquire Mikheyev, Lafferty and a 2027 2nd-round pick from Canucks for 2027 4th-round pick
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The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forwards Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
The Canucks will retain 15% of Mikheyev’s salary as a part of the deal announced Wednesday night.
Mikheyev, 29, had 11 goals and 20 assists in 78 games during the 2023-24 season for Vancouver. He signed a four-year deal with the Canucks in free agency in July 2022 after three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Meanwhile, Lafferty makes a return to the Blackhawks, who signed him to the two-year deal he just completed this season. Chicago traded Lafferty to Toronto in February 2023 before the Leafs moved him to Vancouver in October 2023.
FILE - Vancouver Canucks center Sam Lafferty, left, and Minnesota Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian (24) compete for the puck during an NHL hockey game Dec. 16, 2023, in St Paul, Minn. The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forwards Ilya Mikheyev and Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick from the Canucks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick, in a deal announced Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn, File)
The 29-year-old had 13 goals and 11 assists in 79 games for the Canucks this past season and is now a pending unrestricted free agent.
The NHL free agent signing period begins on Monday.
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