The St. Louis Blues traded veteran center Kevin Hayes and a 2025 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations Saturday at the NHL draft.
Hayes, 32, still has two seasons left on a contract that weighs $7,142,857 on his team’s payroll. The Blues acquired him from the Philadelphia Flyers a year ago almost to the day in exchange for a sixth-round pick.
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The American skater has amassed 13 goals and 16 assists in 79 games with the Blues in 2023-2024.
In 713 NHL games, Hayes had 168 goals and 246 assists for 414 points.
Knights trade goalie
The Golden Knights traded goaltender Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals for two third-round picks, one in 2024 and the other in 2025.
The Capitals were likely looking for a goaltender after trading Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois last week.
Thompson, who is 27, had a record of 25 wins and 14 losses and five overtime losses last season with Vegas.
Hours after sending Thompson to Washington, the Knights acquired another goalie, Akira Schmid, from the New Jersey Devils. The Devils get forward Paul Cotter and a 2025 third-round pick in return, but resigned once-promising prospect Alexander Holtz, who they selected seventh overall in 2020.
