{"id":54973,"date":"2025-07-10T20:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/54973\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:09:09","slug":"dallas-stars-trade-matt-dumba-to-pittsburgh-in-exchange-of-defensemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/54973\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars trade Matt Dumba to Pittsburgh in exchange of defensemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\">Dallas Stars<\/a> are parting ways with another player from their 2024-25 roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Stars traded defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2024\/09\/05\/5-things-to-know-about-stars-matt-dumba-including-his-history-with-stars-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2024\/09\/05\/5-things-to-know-about-stars-matt-dumba-including-his-history-with-stars-fans\/\">Matt Dumba<\/a> and a 2028 second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok, the team announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dumba had one year remaining on a two-year deal he signed with the Stars last offseason. <\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dumba recorded just 10 points and 60 penalty minutes in 63 regular-season games last season. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2024\/12\/18\/dallas-stars-place-defenseman-matt-dumba-on-ir-recall-alexander-petrovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2024\/12\/18\/dallas-stars-place-defenseman-matt-dumba-on-ir-recall-alexander-petrovic\/\">midseason injury was the start of the setbacks<\/a>, and he was ultimately a healthy scratch throughout the entire playoff run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Former Stars coach Pete DeBoer entrusted his role to Alexander Petrovic, who played the entire regular season in the AHL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/06\/19\/which-players-could-dallas-stars-buy-out-ahead-of-nhl-free-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/06\/19\/which-players-could-dallas-stars-buy-out-ahead-of-nhl-free-agency\/\">considered Dumba a top buyout candidate<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">He has appeared in 74 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Utah\/Arizona over the past four seasons, scoring 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists).<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Stars also have defensemen Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Thomas Harley, Ilya Lyubushkin, Nils Lundkvist and Lian Bichsel under contract next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><b>On X\/Twitter:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lassimak\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Lassimak<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__DAHnF list-disc\"><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/07\/09\/dallas-stars-sign-forward-antonio-stranges-to-a-two-way-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Stars sign forward Antonio Stranges to a two-way contract<\/a><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/07\/08\/nhl-nhlpa-ratify-cba-extension-through-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2030<\/a><\/ul>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Stars are parting ways with another player from their 2024-25 roster. 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