CHICAGO — The St. Louis Blues acquired center Brayden Schenn from
the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2017 NHL draft on Friday in
exchange for center Jori Lehtera, the No. 27 pick and a conditional
first-round selection in 2018.
Schenn, 25, tallied 55 points (25 goals, 30 assists) in 79 games
with the Flyers last season. He has scored at least 20 goals in
three of his past four seasons.
Schenn does not come cheap, however, as his contract represents a
$5.125 million cap hit in each of the next three seasons.
Philadelphia added Lehtera, 29, who had 22 points (seven goals, 15
assists) in 64 games last season. The Flyers used the No. 27 pick
to draft Morgan Frost, a center from Sault Ste. Marie of the
Ontario Hockey League.
The Blues pulled off their second trade of the night when they sent
forward Ryan Reaves and the No. 51 pick of the second round to the
Pittsburgh Penguins for center Oskar Sundqvist and the No. 31 pick.
With the final pick of the first round, St. Louis chose forward
Klim Kostin out of Russia.
Reaves collected seven goals, six assists and 104 penalty minutes
in 80 games last season. He is expected to provide a bit of muscle
to protect Sidney Crosby and others with the Penguins.
Sundqvist, 23, did not record a point in 10 games with the Blues
last season.
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