Carl Soderberg was traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the Chicago Blackhawks for forwards Josh Dickinson and Ryder Rolston on Monday.
Soderberg signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks on Dec. 26 and can become an unrestricted free agent after the season. The 35-year-old forward has scored 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 34 games this season.
Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round (No. 49) of the 2004 NHL Draft, Soderberg has scored 295 points (110 goals, 185 assists) in 586 regular-season games with the Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, Avalanche and Boston Bruins and 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in 41 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Adam Gaudette was traded to Chicago by the Vancouver Canucks on Monday for Matthew Highmore. The forward has scored 52 points (21 goals, 33 assists) in 153 regular-season games and no points in 10 playoff games.
The Blackhawks (19-18-5) are fifth in the Discover Central Division, four points behind the fourth-place Nashville Predators, and visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, TVAS, BSOH, NBCSCH, NHL.TV). The top four teams in each of the four divisions will qualify for the playoffs.
Dickinson, a 23-year-old center, has played for Colorado of the American Hockey League and Utah of the East Coast Hockey League this season.
Rolston, a 19-year-old forward chosen by the Avalanche in the fifth round (No. 139) of the 2020 NHL Draft, scored six points (one goal, five assists) in 28 games during his freshman season at the University of Notre Dame. His father, Brian Rolston, played 1,256 NHL games and won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995.
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