Blackhawks reacquire forward Kris Versteeg from Panthers for Jimmy Hayes, Dylan Olsen
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The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forwards Kris Versteeg and Philippe Lefebvre from the Florida Panthers for forward Jimmy Hayes and defenseman Dylan Olsen.
The trade was announced after Chicago's 5-4 shootout win over Phoenix on Thursday night.
The 27-year-old Versteeg, a member of the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup championship team, has two goals and five assists in 18 games this season with Florida.
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Versteeg had 20 goals and 24 assists in 79 regular-season games with the Blackhawks in 2009-10, then added six goals and eight assists in 22 playoff games during the team's run to the Stanley Cup. He had a career-high 22 goals and 53 points with Chicago in 2008-09.