Trade sends player to new team with draft picks heading the other way

A player sent a message to his current team that prompted a multi-asset trade sending him to a new club. The acquiring side will send its ninth-overall and 25th-overall selections in the 2026 draft, plus a first-round pick in 2029 and a second-round pick in 2030.

Contract details The player has two seasons left on a seven-year, $57.5 million contract signed in 2021 that carries a full no-movement clause. He submitted a list of four preferred destinations that included the acquiring club and will become extension-eligible next summer.

Recent performance and season outcome During the 2025-26 regular season the player recorded 22 goals and 37 assists. His former team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs after being swept.

Earlier same-day transaction Earlier the same day the acquiring side traded a forward to another club for a 2026 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick. The acquiring side finished the 2025-26 season with a 40-38-4 record and missed the playoffs. The player and his brother previously won a gold medal together representing the United States at the Olympics held earlier this year.