Blackhawks acquire Jiri Sekac for Ryan Garbutt

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TAMPA – The Blackhawks made a left-wing swap on Thursday morning, acquiring Jiri Sekac from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Ryan Garbutt.

The 23-year-old Sekac has a goal and two assists in 22 games with the Ducks. He also played in seven postseason games with the Ducks last spring. Garbutt, who the Blackhawks acquired from the Dallas Stars as part of the Patrick Sharp deal, had two goals and four assists in 43 games with theBlackhawks.

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Sekac is in the final season of his current contract, which has a cap hit of $950,000. Garbutt had another year left in his current deal, which had a cap hit of $1.8 million; the Blackhawks, however, only took a cap hit of $900,000 on that deal, since the Stars retained the other half of Garbutt’s salary.

“I think there are business decisions right now in what we do and hockey decisions. It’s probably both,” coach Joel Quenneville said regarding the trade. “It’ll be a good opportunity for both guys, get a look and probably more opportunity to play.”

Quenneville said that it’s unlikely Sekac gets into Florida in time for Thursday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He could play Friday against the Florida Panthers.

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