Canadiens acquire C Lang from Blackhawks

Sep 12, 2008 - 10:51 PM MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Robert Lang is on the move again.

The Montreal Canadiens on Friday acquired the veteran center from the Chicago Blackhawks for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

Montreal will be the seventh team in 15 seasons for Lang, who was a seventh-round pick of Los Angeles in 1990. The 37-year-old Czech recorded 21 goals and 33 assists in 76 games with Chicago in 2007-08, finishing tied for third on the team in scoring while reaching the 50-point plateau for the eighth straight campaign.

"Robert is a quality guy and we appreciate that he gave us everything that he had, but this move gives one of our great young players an opportunity to step up," Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon said.

An All-Star in 2004, the 6-3, 216-pound Lang has collected 234 goals and 401 assists in 875 career contests with the Kings, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings and Blackhawks. He enjoyed his best season with Pittsburgh in 2000-01, when he registered career highs of 32 tallies and 80 points.

Lang also has represented the Czech Republic at four Winter Olympics, helping his nation win the gold medal in 1998 and bronze in 2006.