The 2019 NHL Trade Deadline has seen some significant movement over the past 24 hours. On Saturday morning, the Dallas Stars got involved in the dealing.
It was announced early on Saturday that the Stars had traded defenseman Connor Carrick and a 2019 third-round pick to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenseman Ben Lovejoy. So, while the focus seems to be offense-first for the Stars at this year’s deadline, this move is for defensive purposes.
“Ben is a top-end penalty killing defenseman and he brings a good mix of both physicality and mobility to our backend,” said GM Jim Nill in the official press release.