The Winnipeg Jets are loading up for a Stanley Cup run.
The Jets have acquired centre Kevin Hayes from the New York Rangers for Brendan Lemieux, a first-round pick in the 2019 NHL draft and a conditional selection.
The 26-year-old Hayes, who can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, has 14 goals and 28 assists in 51 games this season.
Hayes has registered 87 goals and 216 points in 361 career NHL games. The native of Dorchester, Mass., has added two goals and eight assists in 34 career playoff games.
Selected 24th overall by Chicago out of Boston College in 2010, Hayes never signed with Blackhawks and instead inked a free-agent deal with New York in August 2014.
Lemieux, 22, has nine goals and two assists in 44 games this season for Winnipeg.
The Denver native, who spent the 2015-16 season with the Windsor Spitfires, added a goal in nine outings in 2017-18.
Two other big moves before the NHL trade deadline on Monday.
The Philadelphia Flyers sent forward Wayne Simmonds to Nashville for Ryan Hartman and a fourth round draft pick in 2020.
The Vegas Golden Knights also acquired Mark Stone from Ottawa for Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg, and a second round pick in 2020 in return. Stone also signed 8-year deal worth $76-million to stay in Vegas.