Wallmark didn't receive a qualifying offer from Florida, which means he'll become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, CapFriendly reports.
Wallmark signed a one-year deal with CSKA Moska of the KHL for the 2021-22 campaign, so this move was expected. The 25-year-old forward may end up spending the rest of his playing career overseas.
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Panthers' Lucas Wallmark: Pens KHL deal
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Wallmark secured a one-year contract from CSKA Moscow (KHL) on Tuesday.
Wallmark appeared in just four games for the Panthers after being acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline. When he did get a chance to play, the 25-year-old center averaged just 10:31 of ice time and failed to register a point. If Florida is interested in retaining Wallmark's NHL rights, the club could decide to hand him a qualifying offer.
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Panthers' Lucas Wallmark: Playing Thursday
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Wallmark will be promoted to the active roster and play Thursday against Tampa Bay, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Wallmark will likely draw into a bottom-six role against the Lightning. He picked up three helpers in 16 games with the Blackhawks before being traded to Tampa Bay last Thursday.
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Panthers' Lucas Wallmark: Moves to taxi squad
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Wallmark was assigned to the taxi squad Tuesday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports.
Wallmark has cleared COVID-19 protocol after being traded from the Blackhawks to the Panthers on April 8. The 25-year-old can now begin practicing with the Panthers. He has collected 59 points across 183 career NHL games.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Traded to Panthers
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Wallmark was traded to Florida along with Lucas Carlsson in exchange for Brett Connolly, Riley Stillman, Henrik Borgstrom and a seventh-round pick on Thursday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
This was primarily a cap dump for the Panthers, who will now be free to explore some high-end options on the trade market with Connolly's $3.5 million cap hit no longer on the books. Wallmark has only drawn into 16 games with the Blackhawks this season, picking up three helpers over that span. The 25-year-old forward will likely report to Florida's taxi squad once he completes his mandatory quarantine.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Bumped to taxi squad
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Wallmark was reassigned to Chicago's taxi squad Tuesday.
Wallmark hasn't cracked the Blackhawks' lineup since March 18 against Tampa Bay. He's picked up three assists in 16 top-level appearances this year.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Hits waivers
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Wallmark was placed on waivers by the Blackhawks on Monday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Wallmark hasn't played in the team's last eight games. The Blackhawks are hoping to move him to the taxi squad or AHL Rockford with this transaction. Through 16 NHL appearances this season, Wallmark has produced three points and 20 hits.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Quiet in return
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Wallmark (COVID-19 protocol) was held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 overtime win over Detroit on Monday.
Wallmark was playing in his first game since Jan. 22 and received just over 11 minutes of playing time in a fourth-line role. The 25-year-old has produced three assists and just three shots on goal through six games this season.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Activated from IR
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Wallmark was activated to the active roster and is expected to play Monday against Detroit, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Wallmark will play for the first time since Jan. 22, as he was stashed away on the COVID-19 protocol list for the last 11 games. He's tallied three assists and eight hits in five games this season and should slide back into a middle-six role.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Cleared from virus protocols
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Wallmark was removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Wednesday.
Although Wallmark's been removed from the protocols list, he'll still need to be added to the Blackhawks' active roster before returning to game action, which likely won't happen until he's participated in a handful or practices. The 25-year-old forward picked up three helpers in five games before entering the league's COVID-19 protocols nearly two weeks ago.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Enters protocol
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Wallmark has been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The Blackhawks have yet to release an expected timetable for Wallmark's return, but it's safe to assume he'll miss Chicago's next few games at a minimum. The 25-year-old Swede has picked up three helpers in five games this campaign.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Bags assist
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Wallmark collected an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Wallmark picked up the secondary helper on Mattias Janmark's shorthanded empty-net tally in the third period. That gave Wallmark three assists in his last two contests, which accounts for all of his offense so far. The Swede had 25 points in 67 outings split between the Panthers and the Hurricanes in 2019-20 -- there's some potential in the 25-year-old, who also had 57 hits last year.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Dishes two helpers Tuesday
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Wallmark picked up two power-play assists in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Panthers.
He helped set up Dominik Kubalik for tallies in the first and second periods. Wallmark came into Tuesday scoreless through three games and has posted fairly modest offensive numbers through his first two full NHL campaigns, but if continues seeing consistent power-play time, he could have value in deeper fantasy formats.
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Blackhawks' Lucas Wallmark: Joining Blackhawks
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Wallmart and the Blackhawks agreed to a one-year, $950,000 deal Monday, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
Wallmark scored 25 points in 67 games with the Hurricanes and Panthers last season, and Florida neglected to offer him a qualifying offer this offseason. The 25-year-old averaged 12:47 of ice time in those 67 games and should get similar playing time in Chicago's bottom six to start the 2020-21 campaign.
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Lucas Wallmark: Doesn't get qualifying offer
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Wallmark didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Panthers and will become a UFA on Friday, George Richards of Panthers Press Box reports.
Wallmark was acquired by the Panthers as part of the return for Vincent Trocheck at the trade deadline in February. The 25-year-old Wallmark didn't make much of an impact with his new team, registering two points in seven appearances after the trade. The Panthers will let him walk, and the Swede will look to latch on somewhere else in a bottom-six role. He's produced at least 25 points in each of the last two seasons and should garner some interest.
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Panthers' Lucas Wallmark: Acquired in multi-player deal
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Wallmark, along with Erik Haula, Chase Priskie and Eetu Luostarinen, were traded to Florida from Carolina on Monday in exchange for Vincent Trocheck, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Wallmark scored in Saturday's clash with Toronto, which ended a 15-game goal drought during which he recorded just one helper. The 24-year-old needs just six more points to top the 28 he put up in his first full NHL season last year. With the Panthers, the Swede will almost assuredly take on a bottom-six role.
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Hurricanes' Lucas Wallmark: Sitting as healthy scratch
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Wallmark (undisclosed) will watch Tuesday's game against St. Louis from the press box as a healthy scratch.
Wallmark exited Sunday's win over Vancouver in the third period after taking a big hit, but that evidently isn't the reason for his absence from the lineup Tuesday. It wouldn't be surprising to see him back in action against Arizona on Thursday.
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Hurricanes' Lucas Wallmark: Injured on big hit
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Wallmark (undisclosed) had to go to the locker room after taking a big hit along the boards Sunday against the Canucks, Sara Civian of The Athletic reports.
Wallmark was hit hard by Tyler Myers and spent some time down on the ice before heading off to the locker room. His return should be considered questionable, with the game tied 3-3 in the third period at the time of his exit.
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Hurricanes' Lucas Wallmark: Tips in goal
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Wallmark scored a goal on a team-high five shots in Friday's 3-0 win over the Coyotes.
Wallmark got a piece of a shot from Dougie Hamilton, sending it past Antti Raanta in goal. After a brief two-game pointless run, Wallmark has goals in back to back games and five tallies in his last nine outings. The Swede is up to 21 points (10 scores, 11 helpers), 65 shots on goal and a minus-3 rating in 44 contests.
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Hurricanes' Lucas Wallmark: Finishes December on fire
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Wallmark recorded a point for the seventh straight game with an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Canadiens.
Wait, what? The suddenly hot Wallmark -- who scored just eight points in his first 27 games -- racked up 11 points in 13 contests during the month of December, leaving him just one shy of the 20-point plateau heading into the New Year. While the spike in productivity will no doubt be welcomed by fantasy owners, keep in mind that a good chunk of Wallmark's December output came while he was subbing on the third line for the injured Erik Haula (knee). Since Haula's return to the lineup on Dec. 21, Wallmark has been back in his usual fourth-line role and seeing fewer minutes -- he played just 9:48 against the Habs on Tuesday. The good news is that the points just seem to keep coming for Wallmark regardless of which line he's playing on, so enjoy the hot streak while it lasts.
