The Dallas Stars made one more trade prior to the NHL trade deadline, sending veteran forward Lauri Korpikoski to Columbus for young defenseman Dillon Heatherington on Wednesday afternoon.
But it was the move Dallas didn’t make, keeping veteran forward Patrick Sharp, an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, that was most talked about.
Once the deadline had passed at 2 p.m. CST, Stars general manager Jim Nill disclosed during a news conference that Sharp has been playing with an undisclosed injury, which created pause from potential trade partners, even with Sharp winning three Stanley Cups in Chicago prior to coming to Dallas.