FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars acquired Evgenii Dadonov from the Montreal Canadiens for Denis Gurianov on Sunday in a swap of Russian forwards designed to give the Central Division leaders an offensive boost. Montreal is retaining half of Dadonov’s $5 million salary cap hit for the rest of the season as part of the trade. “Recording 20 or more …
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired right winger Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars in exchange for right winger Evgenii Dadonov, the teams announced Sunday. The Athletic’s instant analysis: What adding Gurianov means for Montreal Dadonov was unlikely to fetch anything more than a fourth- or fifth-round draft pick if the Canadiens insisted on bringing back future assets in any trade. …
Because of game postponements around the holiday break due to COVID-19, the All-Star break has lined up pretty well with the midway point of the season for the Stars. Development also falls under the coaching umbrella, so the staff is not blameless here, but it’s worth noting how much Hintz and Robertson have developed over time, and even Peterson over …
