Denis Gurianov has had quite a year. From doing time with the Texas Stars to a blistering performance in the Dallas Stars’ run to the Stanley Cup Final, the 2015 first-rounder has gone from having more demotions than goals to becoming both a statistical darling and the big team’s leading scorer.
Now the Stars have ticked off one of the last big boxes on their postseason to-do list by securing the speedy Russian’s services for the next two years. As expected, at $2.55 million AAV, Gurianov has earned himself a tidy raise.