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Tampa Bay Completes Trade with Chicago Following Playoff Elimination

Photo of Igor Burdetskiy Igor Burdetskiy Follow on X April 30, 2023
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With Tampa Bay officially eliminated from the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, it was time to make official a conditional pick handed away by the Bolts at the deadline.

Because the Lightning made the playoffs, the pick is obviously higher than 10th overall, so the Chicago Blackhawks will receive a first-round pick in exchange for Brandon Hagel. In the forthcoming draft, that is now the 20th overall pick. If the Florida Panthers reach the conference finals, the pick will become a 19th overall then.

In six postseason games with Tampa, Hagel had a goal and four helpers, which isn’t awful at all. However, the upcoming draft is deep, and a 20th overall pick for Chicago appears to be a very good deal at the moment. At the deadline, Tampa also traded Tanner Jeannot for a package of five draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick (lottery protected).

Igor Burdetskiy

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Photo of Igor Burdetskiy Igor Burdetskiy Follow on X April 30, 2023
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