Unexpected trades have become a bit of a natural occurrence for the Dallas Stars.
In the 2015 offseason, they crafted a blockbuster deal for Patrick Sharp even after claiming that they weren’t looking to trade for him. In 2017, they sent Jordie Benn to the Montreal Canadiens just 58 games after signing him to an extension. Even though the Stars turned into sellers at the deadline, trading Benn was not necessarily on the agenda.
On Monday morning, GM Jim Nill added another unexpected chapter to his trade history when he sent forward Devin Shore to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Andrew Cogliano.