A pair of bottom-six wingers swapped places Sunday when the Dallas Stars acquired Evgenii Dadonov from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Denis Gurianov.
Dadonov, who has four goals and 18 points in 50 games this season, will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason after completing a three-year contract with a $5 million cap hit. As part of the deal, the Canadiens agreed to retain 50% of Dadonov's salary.
"Evgenii is a skilled forward that can play anywhere in our lineup," Stars general manager Jim Nill said in a statement.