Devin Shore was one of probably two (in my opinion)* significant players on the Stars roster who the Stars can afford to trade, and whose value to other teams might be greater than his value to the Stars.
Shore earned Ken Hitchcock’s trust last season over many other forwards, and while his scoring never quite caught up with his ice time, he showed himself to be an NHL player, which is at least a moderate success for the last decade of Dallas drafting.
*Esa Lindell, but we’ll discuss this in another piece down the road
With that in mind, it’s a bit of a reality check to realize that Shore, who will remain under team control beyond this year for a modest cap hit once his RFA situation is sorted, netted a 32-year-old who has scored but thrice this season in Andrew Cogliano.