Oilers send Zack Kassian, picks to Coyotes for No. 32 selection

The Edmonton Oilers traded veteran forward Zack Kassian, the 29th overall pick, a 2024 third-rounder, and a 2025 second-rounder to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for the No. 32 selection, both teams announced Thursday.

The Coyotes went on to take Canadian defenseman Maveric Lamoureux with the 29th overall pick. The Oilers used the 32nd selection to grab forward Reid Schaefer from the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds.

Kassian, 31, logged six goals and 13 assists in 58 contests last season while averaging just under 12 minutes of ice time per game. He pitched in with two goals and two assists in 16 games during the Oilers' run to the Western Conference Final.

He has two seasons remaining on his deal with an average annual value of $3.2 million, per CapFriendly. The Oilers aren't retaining any of his salary, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.

Drafted 13th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2009, Kassian has 201 points in 610 career NHL games.

Lamoureux spent last season with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL. The 6-foot-7 blue-liner posted four goals and 20 assists in 54 games.

Schaefer ranked third on the Thunderbirds with 32 goals in 66 games in 2021-22.

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