The Vancouver Canucks have acquired a 2027 fourth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick.
The Canucks will retain 15 per cent of MikheyevB次元官网网址檚 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.
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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