Overview
- Vancouver completed the trade Friday after placing center Teddy Blueger on injured reserve and with Filip Chytil, Nils Höglander and Jonathan Lekkerimäki also sidelined.
- Reichel, 23, was the No. 17 pick in 2020 and has 58 points in 174 NHL games, including two goals and four points in five outings to start this season.
- He is on a one-year, $1.2 million contract and will be a restricted free agent next summer.
- The left shot can play wing or center, though faceoffs have been a concern after a 39.9% win rate last season, leaving his exact role in Vancouver to be determined.
- Chicago receives its own 2027 fourth-round pick back after months of shopping Reichel, with coverage noting the return as modest given his draft pedigree and AHL production.