The Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday traded depth forward Joe Veleno to the Seattle Kraken for veteran winger André Burakovsky.

The Blackhawks will take on the full $5.5 million due in each of the final two contract seasons for a veteran forward caught up in a Kraken numbers game of wingers following Thursday’s trade for Mason

Burakovsky has been an extremely efficient scorer throughout his career, but he's now 30 and coming off two poor seasons. The Hawks acquired him for Joe Veleno on Saturday.