TAMPA – The Blackhawks made a left-wing swap on Thursday morning, acquiring Jiri Sekac from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Ryan Garbutt.
The 23-year-old Sekac has a goal and two assists in 22 games with the Ducks. He also played in seven postseason games with the Ducks last spring. Garbutt, who the Blackhawks acquired from the Dallas Stars as part of the Patrick Sharp deal, had two goals and four assists in 43 games with theBlackhawks.
Sekac is in the final season of his current contract, which has a cap hit of $950,000. Garbutt had another year left in his current deal, which had a cap hit of $1.