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The Chicago Blackhawks acquired defenseman Calvin de Haan and forward Aleksi Saarela from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for goaltender Anton Forsberg and defenseman Gustav Forsling.

De Haan, 28, posted one goal and 13 assists in 74 regular-season games with the Hurricanes last season. He then helped Carolina to the Eastern Conference Finals, notching his first career postseason goal while skating in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

DeHaan made his NHL debut in 2011-12 and set career highs in goals (5), assists (20), points (25) and games played (82) in 2016-17 with the Islanders. Overall, the blueliner combined for 95 points (13g, 82a) and 138 penalty minutes over 378 career NHL contests between New York (2011-12, 2013-18) and Carolina (2018-19).

Saarela, 22, helped lead the Charlotte Checkers to the 2019 Calder Cup Championship after registering a career-high 54 points (30g, 24a) in 69 games. The forward led the team and shared eighth among all AHL skaters in goals, and his nine game-winning tallies were the most in the AHL since the 2014-15 campaign.

Following the regular season, Saarela chipped in 15 points (7g, 8a) over 17 postseason contests.

Forsberg, 26, was part of the Rockford IceHogs’ goaltending trio which combined to lead the AHL in save percentage during the 2018-19 season. The netminder posted a 15-15-2 record with a 2.64 GAA and .919 save percentage over 32 AHL outings and capped the campaign tied for the third-best save percentage in the league. He made 30+ saves in half of his 32 appearances, highlighted by a season-high 49 saves on Dec. 15 vs. Texas.

The Härnösand, Sweden native has gone 88-50-12 with a 2.31 GAA and .922 save percentage in 158 career AHL games and 11-24-4 with a 3.21 GAA and .901 save percentage in 45 career NHL contests.

Forsling, 23, spent the majority of the 2018-19 season with Chicago where he logged nine points (3g, 6a) in a career-high 43 games.

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