Perhaps the biggest trade piece for the Chicago Blackhawks at this year’s deadline has been cashed in.
According to reports from Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, Chicago has traded veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a conditional second-round pick that could become a first-rounder.
The conditions of that potential move from second-round pick to first-round pick have not been disclosed as of this writing.
Multiple media reports indicated that the Blackhawks will be retaining half of Fleury’s $7 million salary:
Fleury came to the Blackhawks last summer in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights for prospect Mikael Hakkarainen, a move made by Vegas to free up salary cap space.