The Blackhawks made a minor-league deal with the Anaheim Ducks just before the trade deadline, acquiring forward Kenton Helgesen and a seventh-round draft pick in 2019 in exchange for forwards Spencer Abbott and Sam Carrick.
Helgesen's deal carries a $626,667 cap hit, and will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
It's the only move the Blackhawks made Wednesday, after they traded for defenseman Johnny Oduya late Tuesday night and bottom-six forward Tomas Jurco over the weekend.
Helgesen, 22, has three goals and 10 assists in 38 games with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and has accumulated 18 points in 69 career games across his two seasons there. He was originally drafted in the seventh round (No. 187 overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft.
Abbott, 28, appeared in one game for the Blackhawks this season before getting sent back down to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League, where he led the team with 15 goals and 35 points in 53 games.
Carrick, 25, ranked third on the club with 11 goals and second with 28 points, but did not appear in a game with the Blackhawks.
It gives both players a fresh opportunity elsewhere, with the Blackhawks hoping that a change of scenery helps Helgesen as well.