PensBurgh · Jan 5, 2022
Penguins acquire Alex Nylander from Chicago for Sam Lafferty
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesFor the first time since July and only the second time since last April, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made a trade!
TRADE ALERT : The Penguins have acquired forward Alex Nylander from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forward Sam Lafferty.
Nylander, 23, is signed through the 2021.22 season and is valued at $874,125.
Details: https://t.co/CZuUyDxRxD pic.twitter.com/PW7zsYnObZ
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 5, 2022 Lafferty, a fourth round pick from 2014, had fallen out of favor with the Penguins. He went a month between playing from October 28th - November 29th, despite the injuries and COVID situations the Penguins went through.