The Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins officially completed a trade yesterday, one that dates back to January.
Back on January 6th, 2024 the Blackhawks acquired veteran forward Rem Pitlick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick. The condition though was that the Penguins would only acquire the pick if Pitlick suited up for 30 games with the Blackhawks, a milestone that he won't achieve this season. You see, the Blackhawks demoted Pitlick to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs after just 9 games and with the team's remaining schedule he won't hit the 30 game milestone.
From Blackhawks insider Ben Pope:
So, in effect, the trade cost the Blackhawks exactly nothing.
Source: Ben Pope
