TSN: The Chicago Blackhawks in the process of trading Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu to the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2010 1st round pick (#24), a 2010 2nd round pick (#54), Marty Reasoner and Jeremy Morin.
The deal is pending league approval, officials are en-route to LA for the draft.
We’ll update if there are any new details once it’s official.
“It is believed that the Thrashers would exceed the NHL’s 50 contract limit with this trade and would need to offload a contract before the trade can be approved.”
