Blackhawks commerce Brandon Saad to Colorado in four-player deal initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Chicago

The Blackhawks have traded ahead Brandon Saad and defenseman Dennis Gilbert to the Colorado Avalanche in trade for pending restricted free agent defenseman Nikita Zadorov and defenseman Anton Lindholm.

The Blackhawks are retaining $1 million of Saad’s contract, and announce Zadorov signed his qualifying supply of $3.2 million that runs by means of the 2020-21 season.

Saad, 27, had one yr left on his contract at a $6 million cap hit. He registered 21 objectives and 12 assists for 33 factors in 58 video games final season for the Blackhawks.

Zadorov, 25, had 13 factors (4 objectives, 9 assists) and averaged 17:46 of ice time in 64 video games final season for the Avalanche. He additionally had 5 factors (three objectives, two assists) in 15 postseason contests.

Gilbert, 23, and Lindholm, 25, every spent a majority of final season within the American Hockey League. Lindholm’s two-way contract carries a cap hit of $742,500 and runs by means of the 2020-21 marketing campaign.