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Columbus Blue Jackets / Chicago Blackhawks
Root trade Jun 30, 2015 · Brandon Saad, Michael Paliotta, Alex Broadhurst · 19 linked trades downstream
Auto-generated. This tree is machine-built from public transaction records: it follows re-traded players into their next deal and shows the player each draft pick became. Best-effort, so it may contain errors.
Trade grade
Revisiting it now, the slight edge goes to Chicago Blackhawks.
Looking back from 2026 at what each side's haul produced since 2015.
Columbus Blue Jackets412Team pts: 91 before → 94 after
- Brandon SaadL128160 GP · 55-51-106 · 3 pts in 5 playoff GP
- Artemi PanarinL218160 GP · 55-114-169 · 18 pts in 16 playoff GPvia Brandon Saad
- 31 GP · 3-2-5via Brandon Saad
- Thomas VanekL2119 GP · 7-8-15 · 2 pts in 6 playoff GPvia Tyler Motte
- Jonathan DavidssonR · #17000 GP · 0-0-0via Brandon Saad
- Matt DucheneC3323 GP · 4-8-12 · 10 pts in 10 playoff GPvia Jonathan Davidsson
- 0 GP · 0-0-0via Jonathan Davidsson
- 14 GP · 1-1-2via Julius Bergman
- 1 GP · 0-0-0
- 2 GP · 0-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks740Team pts: 105 before → 96 after
- Artem AnisimovC190291 GP · 77-78-155 · 3 pts in 11 playoff GP
- Zack SmithC1650 GP · 4-7-11via Artem Anisimov
- 13 GP · 1-1-2
- Andrew LaddL1819 GP · 8-4-12 · 2 pts in 7 playoff GPvia Marko Dano
- 0 GP · 0-0-0
- 149 GP · 34-34-68 · 4 pts in 10 playoff GPvia Jeremy Morin
- 23 GP · 2-6-8via Richard Panik
- 2016 4th-round pick
- Lucas CarlssonD · #110518 GP · 0-2-2 · 0 pts in 1 playoff GPvia 2016 4th-round pick
- 19 GP · 1-2-3via Lucas Carlsson
- 52 GP · 4-3-7via Lucas Carlsson
- 65 GP · 3-10-13via Lucas Carlsson
- Jason DickinsonC121266 GP · 44-50-94via Riley Stillman
- 10 GP · 1-1-2via Jason Dickinson
- 2024 2nd-round pickvia Riley Stillman
- Sacha BoisvertC · #1837 GP · 1-1-2via 2024 2nd-round pick
- 2017 6th-round pickvia 2016 4th-round pick
- Brandon SaadL147220 GP · 62-53-115 · 5 pts in 9 playoff GPvia 2017 6th-round pick
- 55 GP · 1-7-8via Brandon Saad
- 35 GP · 10Wvia 2017 6th-round pick
- 142 GP · 6-18-24 · 1 pts in 9 playoff GPvia Anton Forsberg
Value = position-weighted production for the acquiring team, with playoffs weighted up and bonuses for Cups and major awards won there. Picks count as the drafted player's production, and when a piece was later re-traded, whatever came back counts toward this trade too, so value follows the full chain. Production only, no salary/cap context. Best-effort.
Columbus Blue Jackets receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Brandon Saad was moved again in this deal
Columbus Blue Jackets receive- Artemi Panarin
- Tyler Motte(traded again →)
- NYI 6th-round pick in 2017 → #170 Jonathan Davidsson
Chicago Blackhawks receive- Brandon Saad(traded again →)
- Anton Forsberg(traded again →)
- 5th-round pick in 2018 → #142 Michael Callahan
↳Tyler Motte was moved again in this deal
Columbus Blue Jackets receiveVancouver Canucks receive↳Tyler Motte was moved again in this deal
New York Rangers receiveVancouver Canucks receive- 4th-round pick in 2023 → #119 Matthew Perkins
↳Brandon Saad was moved again in this deal
Colorado Avalanche receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Nikita Zadorov was moved again in this deal
Calgary Flames receiveChicago Blackhawks receive- TOR 3rd-round pick in 2022 → #90 Aidan Thompson
↳Nikita Zadorov was moved again in this deal
Calgary Flames receive- conditional 5th-round pick in 2024 → #131 Colton Roberts
- 3rd-round pick in 2026 → #65 Joe Iginla
Vancouver Canucks receive↳Anton Forsberg was moved again in this deal
Chicago Blackhawks receiveCarolina Hurricanes receive↳Aleksi Saarela was moved again in this deal
Florida Panthers receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Alex Broadhurst was moved again in this deal
Winnipeg Jets receiveColumbus Blue Jackets receive- future considerations
↳Artem Anisimov was moved again in this deal
Ottawa Senators receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Marko Dano was moved again in this deal
Chicago Blackhawks receive- Andrew Ladd
- Jay Harrison
- Matt Fraser
Winnipeg Jets receive- Marko Dano
- 1st-round pick in 2016 → #22 German Rubtsov
- conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018
↳Jeremy Morin was moved again in this deal
Toronto Maple Leafs receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Jeremy Morin was moved again in this deal
San Jose Sharks receiveToronto Maple Leafs receive- Alex Stalock
- Ben Smith
- conditional 4th-round pick in 2018
↳Richard Panik was moved again in this deal
Chicago Blackhawks receiveArizona Coyotes receive↳Laurent Dauphin was moved again in this deal
Arizona Coyotes receiveNashville Predators receive↳Adam Helewka was moved again in this deal
New Jersey Devils receiveNashville Predators receive- future considerations
↳Laurent Dauphin was moved again in this deal
Nashville Predators receiveMontreal Canadiens receive↳Michael McCarron was moved again in this deal
Minnesota Wild receiveNashville Predators receive- 2nd-round pick in 2028
↳Corey Tropp was moved again in this deal
Anaheim Ducks receiveChicago Blackhawks receive- Tim Jackman
- 7th-round pick in 2017 → #215 Joshua Ess