Chicago's Saad traded to St. Louis in seven-player deal

Reuters

Published Jul 01, 2015 10:08AM ET

Chicago's Saad traded to St. Louis in seven-player deal

(Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks traded away forwards Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst and defenseman Michael Paliotta in a seven-playerdeal with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.

The Blackhawks received forwards Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. Saad posted career bests in goals (23), assists (29) and points (52) last season as he finished as the team's third leading goal-scorer and fourth in points.

The 22-year-old's contract was set to expire this week.