Tonight, Canucks GM Patrik Allvin spoke to the media and discussed the reasons why the team decided to trade for Lukas Reichel. The Vancouver Canucks have been faced with some tough injury luck this season after yet another head injury suffered by Filip Chytil. The Chytil injury led the Canucks already thin center depth to be essentially nonexistent. Today, that changed as the Canucks <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/trades/canucks-land-23-year-old-former-first-rounder-in-trade-with-blackhawks' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>added former Blackhawks first-round pick in 2020 Lukas Reichel</a> for a mid-round draft pick. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canucks/status/1981807885110980660'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The trade was well received by fans and analysts seeing it as a low-risk but potentially high-reward move. Now, Allvin himself has given his thoughts on the deal and where Reichel fits within the lineup. <h3>Patrik Allvin Discusses Why the Canucks Traded For Lukas Reichel</h3> During his press conference, Allvin first confirmed that the organization was looking for an experienced forward who could play center and try to fill in for Filip Chytil. We wanted to see if we could find someone who could help us with a little more experience. Reichel has experience with some of our staff in our organization. Reichel played center in the American Hockey League but hasn't played as much center at the NHL level. Then, Allvin admitted this is a move the Canucks had been considering for months, Reichel is a player who Allvin believes could greatly benefit from a change of scenery and an increased role based on his skillset. Definitely, I was fortunate to see him play in Berlin in his draft year. I really appreciated his competitiveness and skill set. You can see the speed in his game and even going back to the summer he was a player we talked about if he didn't find his way in Chicago could he be a change of scenery kind of player. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canucks/status/1981856888745828828'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> It seems that Allvin and the Canucks are ecstatic to land Reichel and believe he could be an impact player immediately in the lineup. Reichel's first opportunity to play for the Canucks will be tomorrow night against the Montreal Canadiens.