The Chicago Blackhawks have traded forward Alex Nylander to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Sam Lafferty, the teams announced Wednesday.
The son of longtime NHLer Michael Nylander and the younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, Alex hasn't appeared in an NHL game since March 2020. He missed all of 2020-21 with a torn meniscus and has played exclusively with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs this season, recording eight goals and four assists in 23 contests.
Selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2016, the 23-year-old has tallied 13 goals and 19 assists in 84 career NHL games split between the Sabres and Blackhawks.
Lafferty, 26, has 21 points in 94 career NHL games across three seasons with the Penguins, primarily in fourth-line minutes.
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