Canucks trade Kuzmenko for Flames' Lindholm
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The Vancouver Canucks have acquired centre Elias Lindholm in a trade with the Calgary Flames, the teams announced Wednesday evening.
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired centre Elias Lindholm in a trade with the Calgary Flames, the teams announced Wednesday evening.
In return, the Flames are getting winger Andrei Kuzmenko.
The trade package also includes Canucks prospects Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo, as well as a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 draft.
“First of all, I want to thank Kuzy for all that he did for the Vancouver Canucks. Andrei worked hard at improving his game and trying to adjust to life as a pro in North America,” general manager Patrik Allvin said in a news release Wednesday.
The Canucks signed the Yakustsk, Russia native in 2022 as an undrafted free agent. During his 124 career NHL games with the Canucks, the 27-year-old has scored 47 goals and racked up 87 points.
Kuzmenko has struggled this season, with only eight goals and 21 assists in 43 games so far and has been a healthy scratch multiple times.
Kuzmenko signed a two-year, US$11 million contract extension in January 2023.
