Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman acquired his fourth former first-round pick in the last seven months Saturday when he traded winger Dominik Kahun and a 2019 fifth-round pick to Pittsburgh for defenseman Olli Maatta.
Maatta, who turns 25 in August, is a left-handed shooting defenseman that missed 21 games last season due to a shoulder injury and carries a $4.083-million salary cap hit. He’s a defensive defenseman that ranked ninth in blocked shots per game (2.05), 26th in defensive zone puck battles won (2.45), 40th in blocked defense zone passes (3.