NHL trade deadline: Jets acquire defenseman Morrow from Canadiens

Rudi Schuller

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The Winnipeg Jets acquired blueliner Joe Morrow from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft prior to the NHL trade deadline on Monday.

Morrow, 25, tallied 11 points and is a minus-11 in 38 games this season. The Edmonton native was drafted 23rd overall in the 2011 draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins during the 2014-15 campaign. He played parts of the past three seasons with the Bruins before signing with Montreal as a free agent last summer.

Morrow's current contract is for $650,000 this season, and he is set to become a restricted free agent in July.

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Earlier in the day, the Jets made a more significant deal, acquiring veteran center Paul Stastny from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional 2018 first-round draft pick, a conditional fourth rounder in 2020 and prospect Erik Foley.

 

Rudi Schuller