For the Dallas Stars, the deal that brought Ben Bishop to the Metroplex in exchange for a fourth-round NHL Draft selection was all too necessary. The struggles faced by the fundamentally flawed two goalie system of Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi had weighed the Stars down far too much to handle.
The Los Angeles Kings accepted the offer of the pick, originally attained in the trade of Jordie Benn to the Montreal Canadiens, for the pending unrestricted free agent. The Kings initially garnered the former All-Star goaltender from the Tampa Bay Lightning.