Hooooooooooo, boy. You get sucked into an emergency at work and Julien BriseBois picks exactly that time to make a trade for the Tampa Bay Lightning. And this is a spicy one bringing Brandon Hagel to the Sunshine State from the Windy City that included three players and four picks changing hands. So let’s dig in for a rapid reaction, covering the player, the players leaving, the pick exchanges, and a little bit of salary cap forecasting.

The Trade

Lightning acquire forward Brandon Hagel, a 2022 4th round pick, and 2024 4th round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk, a 2023 1st round pick, and 2024 1st round pick.