The Florida Panthers have acquired defenceman Ben Chiarot from the Montreal Canadiens for prospect Tyler Smilanic, their first-round decide within the 2023 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round decide within the 2022 NHL Draft.
Ty Smilanic was chosen within the third spherical of the 2020 NHL Draft and has 22 factors in 38 video games with Quinnipiac College.
Montreal held Chiarot out of the lineup Tuesday in opposition to the Arizona Coyotes in a call made by administration with the commerce deadline looming.
Chiarot, who’s on an expiring contract, has been related in commerce talks for a number of weeks now. He has 18 factors and 42 penalty minutes in 54 video games this season, whereas averaging a career-high 23:33 in ice time.
The Panthers cleared over $2.5 million in cap area earlier within the day after buying and selling ahead Frank Vatrano to the New York Rangers for a 2022 fourth-round decide which was used as a part of the bundle for Chiarot.
