Oilers acquire defenceman Brett Kulak from Canadiens, Brassard from Flyers

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenceman Brett Kulak from the Montreal Canadiens ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline.

Edmonton sent fellow defenceman William Lagesson, a conditional second-round pick in the 2022 draft and a seventh-round pick in 2024 to the Canadiens.

Montreal will retain 50 per cent of Kulak’s salary.

A 28-year-old pending unrestricted free agent, Kulak has three goals and 13 points in 56 games this season and provides the Oilers depth to their blue line as they push for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

In 316 career games with the Canadiens and Calgary Flames, the Edmonton native has registered 13 goals and 56 points.

Kulak, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 draft by Calgary, has added four assists in 23 playoff contests.

The Oilers also picked up centre Derick Brassard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a fourth-round selection in 2023.

The Flyers will retain 50 per cent of Brassard’s salary this season.

A 34-year-old native of Hull, Que., Brassard has six goals and 10 assists in 31 games for Philadelphia this season and has played for nine NHL teams since being taken sixth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2006 draft.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 21, 2022.