The Blackhawks traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Kings in a salary dump for forward prospect Brad Morrison on Sunday.
Chicago cleared $3.3 million in salary cap space with the move, and will retain $750,108 of Maatta’s $4,083,333 salary for the next two seasons to not have his contract on the books for 2022-23 and 2023-24. The move also opens up a roster spot on the left side for a prospect in Nicolas Beaudin or Lucas Carlsson.
Morrison has one year remaining on his contract with a $743,333 salary cap hit.