The Blackhawks kicked off Monday’s trade deadline activity by sending forward Matthew Highmore to the Canucks in exchange for center Adam Gaudette, according to a slew of media reports.
Gaudette, 24, is currently on a one-year contract worth $950,000 and will be a restricted free agent at the end of the 2021 season.
Gaudette was a fifth-round pick (149th overall) of the Canucks in the 2015 NHL Draft and debuted during the ‘17-18 season. His best season came in ‘19-20, when Gaudette played in 59 games while notching 12 goals and 21 assists. Gaudette went without a point in 10 postseason games, though.