Canucks send two players, 2027 second-round pick to Blackhawks for 2027 fourth

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 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.