The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a hefty return that includes two first-round draft picks, sources told ESPN.
The Lightning traded their 2023 first-round pick, their 2024 first-round pick, and 23-year-old forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh for Hagel and the Blackhawks' 2022 and 2024 fourth-round picks.
The first-round picks are top-10 protected, according to sources. Should Tampa Bay's 2023 first-round pick be in the top 10, Tampa will instead transfer its own, unprotected first-round pick in 2025 to Chicago.