The Dallas Stars are parting ways with another player from their 2024-25 roster.
The Stars traded defenseman Matt Dumba and a 2028 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok, the team announced on Thursday.
Dumba had one year remaining on a two-year deal he signed with the Stars last offseason.
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Dumba recorded just 10 points and 60 penalty minutes in 63 regular-season games last season. A midseason injury was the start of the setbacks, and he was ultimately a healthy scratch throughout the entire playoff run.
Former Stars coach Pete DeBoer entrusted his role to Alexander Petrovic, who played the entire regular season in the AHL.
Many considered Dumba a top buyout candidate this offseason, but a trade is far more beneficial in terms of saving the team cap space this year and in the future. It turned out there was a market for Dumba, and Nill found a destination for the defenseman.
Kolyachonok, 24, is entering the final season of a two-year contract with a $775,000 cap hit. Pittsburgh had claimed Kolyachonok off waivers from Utah in February.
He has appeared in 74 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Utah/Arizona over the past four seasons, scoring 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists).
The Stars also have defensemen Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Thomas Harley, Ilya Lyubushkin, Nils Lundkvist and Lian Bichsel under contract next season.
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