Anaheim traded the 23-year-old forward to the St. Louis Blues, commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the NHL Draft on Friday.
The Ducks get the Nos. 15 and 29 picks in the first round of this year’s draft in return. Anaheim took Saginaw Spirit winger Nikita Klepov, the OHL’s leading scorer last season, with the No. 15 pick minutes after making the deal.
The first year of McTavish’s six-year deal ($7 million cap hit) with the Ducks did not go according to plan. McTavish fell out of favour with new coach Joel Quenneville, who slashed his ice time from 16:53 to 15:19 per game and scratched him at points during the team’s first playoff appearance in eight years.
He finished the season with 17 goals and 24 assists in 75 games last season, a drop from the 22 goals and 30 assists he put up a year earlier.
Now, McTavish will be hoping a fresh start in St. Louis will help him get back on track.
