Riley Stillman

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have traded centre Jason Dickinson and a second-round draft pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenceman Riley Stillman, ...

“We’re really happy to see the internal competition that all the good teams need,” he said. Defenceman Travis Dermott is also sidelined with a concussion. Dickinson was scheduled to earn US$2.65 million this year and next. Stillman’s contract is US$1.35 million this year and next. Dickinson, a native of Georgetown, Ont., played 62 games for the Canucks last year, collecting five goals and 11 points. It was part of it.

The Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks have made a trade involving Riley Stillman, Jason Dickinson, and a 2024 second-round pick.

Additionally, the acquisition of Dickinson fits in with some of their other additions from this offseason, in the sense that he is a player whose value has declined from previous seasons and has room to rebound. The former Oshawa General is a defense-first, physical defenseman who saw some time on the Blackhawks’ penalty kill as well. Now, the Canucks’ roster decision-making process will be a lot simpler. The Canucks have also [announced](https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-acquire-defenceman-riley-stillman-from-chicago/c-336166930) the deal. But in Vancouver his offense almost completely dried up, meaning improving Dickinson’s play offensively will likely be the first priority for head coach The Blackhawks are undergoing a full-scale rebuild, and this whole past offseason they proved they would leave no stone unturned in their quest to accumulate as many draft picks and prospects as possible.

The Hawks received a second-round pick in 2024 while swapping the third-pairing defenseman for a fourth-line forward.

Dickinson tallied 11 points in 62 games for the Canucks last season. The pick is the clear prize for the Hawks in the swap. The Hawks can easily absorb that $1.3 million difference, though, considering they still have roughly $7 million in cap space remaining for 2022-23 (per CapFriendly) and far more for 2023-24.

The Vancouver Canucks have gone to the trade market to address some of...

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