Earlier today, the Dallas Stars did what everyone had been waiting for them to do: make a trade.
With the 2016 NHL trade deadline coming down to the wire with just a little over an hour to go, the Stars finalized a deal with the Calgary Flames for veteran defenseman Kris Russell.
This trade is expected to help further solidify a shaky Dallas Stars defensive core, but it came with a cost. As all trades do, something was expected in return. The Stars had to get the price right for Calgary, and they eventually did.