Blackhawks dealing Hagel to Lightning for multiple first-round picks

Brandon Hagel is on the move.

According to TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston, the Chicago Blackhawks are dealing the 23-year-old winger to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a deal involving the Bolts' 2023 and 2024 first-round picks.

Chicago gets 2023 and 2024 first-round picks from #TBLightning in the Brandon Hagel deal.

Hagel has enjoyed the best season of his career for the Blackhawks in 2021-22, scoring 21 goals and adding 16 assists in 55 games so far this season. He came into Friday listed at No. 12 on TSN's Trade Bait board.

A native of Saskatoon, Hagel is under contract through 2023-24 at a cap hit of $1.5 million per season. He is scheduled to become a free agent in the summer of 2024.

He was selected in the sixth round (No. 159 overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2016 NHL Draft and signed with the Blackhawks in October of 2018.

More to come.