The Chicago Blackhawks gave one of their young players, Lukas Reichel, a fresh start when they traded him to the Vancouver Canucks earlier this season. Reichel had fallen out of favor in Chicago , and it looked like he might be able to help a Canucks team that sometimes struggles on offense. However, after 13 games in a Vancouver uniform, Reichel has just one assist, and it looks like the Canucks might already be giving up on the experiment, according to Rick Dhaliwal on Halford and Brough.

“If you call around the league, Lukas Reichel is available, after 13 games in Vancouver,” Dhaliwal told the Vancouver-based Sportsnet radio show.

It was an unfortunate scenario for Reichel, who finally looked to be regaining his form with four points in five games with Chicago this season. The

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