The Montreal Canadiens acquired defenceman Mike Reilly from the Minnesota Wild on Monday and sent defenceman Joe Morrow to the Winnipeg Jets.
Minnesota receives a 2019 fifth-round pick for Reilly. Montreal received a 2018 fourth-round pick from Winnipeg.
The Canadiens announced both deals just after the 3 p.m. ET trade deadline.
Reilly, 24, has played 84 NHL games since debuting with the Wild in 2015-16. He has two goals and 10 points in 38 games this season.
The Chicago native was drafted in the fourth round, No. 98 overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2011.
Morrow, 25, has five goals, six assists and 26 penalty minutes in 38 games for Montreal this season.
General Manager Marc Bergevin told media that despite the tough season, the team has a game plan.
"It's obvious, we didn't meet our expectations, for us, as management, as players and for sure, for our fans," he said. "Moving forward, we're going to do some things. We're going to evaluate the whole thing, there's 21 games left. And the goal is to get younger, faster, with character and that's what we're going to try to do moving forward."
- With files from CTV Montreal
