Lukas Reichel needed a fresh start. The Chicago Blackhawks had to stop dealing with his vicious cycle of inconsistent play.
Thankfully, the parting is amicable.
The Blackhawks fulfilled Reichel's trade request by dealing him to the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick.
Reichel had asked for a trade, looking for a better fit elsewhere. Reichel's agent Allain Roy says things were not contentious. He credits Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson for how things were handled. Says they had been discussing it for a while. https://t.co/oSqNFXfWeI
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 24, 2025
The deal comes at a good time
Vancouver desperately needed forward depth.