The 30-year-old Hjalmarsson had spent his entire 10-year career with Chicago, helping the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup titles.
"Artemi Panarin was the best rookie in the NHL two years ago, a second team All-Star this past season and is one of the most dynamic offensive players in the NHL", Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said in a statement. He won two Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks.
Brandon Saad is no stranger to the Chicago Blackhawks lineup. Panarin will now join a team in Columbus that appears to be on the cusp of something special while Saad rejoins his old team in Chicago.
Blackhawks fans likely will welcome the return of Saad, who is still just 24 but a veteran of Chicago's Cup-winning teams in 2013 and 2015.
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Saad was sent along with forward Alex Broadhurst and defenseman Michael Paliotta to the Blue Jackets for Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2015-16 season, with the Calder Cup champion Monsters, he posted a flawless 9-0 record with a 1.34 GAA and.949 save percentage during the playoffs.
The loss of Panarin is a big blow for Chicago.
Forsberg, 24, was selected by Columbus in the seventh round, 188 overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft. He was a member of the 2012 World Junior championship team with his native Sweden. He had 31 goals and 43 assists in 82 games last season. As a rookie in 2015-16, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy, leading all National Hockey League rookies with 77 points (30G, 47A). He completed a three-year career at the University of MI in 2016, finishing with 105 points (50G, 55A) in 107 career games with the Wolverines.
Friday morning, the Blackhawks made a decision to kick off the NHL Draft, which they're hosting for the first time ever, with a few trade shockers.
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