John Chayka announced his first trade as Arizona Coyotes general manager Monday, sending prospect Maxim Letunov and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a pair of draft picks - a 2016 fourth-round selection and a 2017 third-round selection.
In Letunov, the Sharks acquire a 20-year-old center who recently completed his first season in the NCAA with UConn, recording 40 points in 36 games. It's the second time the Russian forward's been traded since he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2014.
Meanwhile, Chayka heads to Buffalo with eight selections for the upcoming draft, which begins Friday.
Our #NHLDraft Rundown: pic.twitter.com/S4EZ3yusR5
— Yotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) June 20, 2016
The trade also allows the Coyotes to fulfill a condition from a June 2015 trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to General Fanager:
Having acquired 2016 SJS 4, #Coyotes now can fulfill condition on trade with #Flyers last summer with that pick. pic.twitter.com/eeHQEYnqjG
— General Fanager (@generalfanager) June 20, 2016
