Report: Dallas Stars Offering 4 Players in Trade Talks

Keep an eye on the Dallas Stars this summer. Not only do they have Jason Robertson that they're trying to sign to a long-term contract, GM Jim Nill will also be active looking to make multiple trades to shake up his roster.

Dallas Morning News' Lia Assimakopoulos recently reported to keep an eye on four Stars who are likely going to be invovled in trade conversations, which include a couple of depth defencemen. Trade candidates mentioned are Sam Steel, Radek Faska, Ilya Lyubushkin and Tyler Myers.

The Stars once traded away Radek Faksa for future considerations, and while it may not be an easy decision for the organization, they could look at doing so again. The Stars brought Faksa back last offseason on a three-year deal worth $2 million annually. Faksa is a skilled penalty killer and depth forward with strong face-off abilities. But the Stars are deep at the center position and at penalty-killing forward. ......While he contributed consistently in a depth role, Steel sometimes slid up the lineup to the top six and played on the left wing alongside Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston — however, that role may have been a reach for his skillset. At times, it felt like he couldn’t score at the rate his linemates needed him to.....

The right-shot defenseman is entering the third year of a deal where he makes $3.25 million. While Lyubushkin has been a reliable penalty killer and depth defenseman, he appeared in just 53 games this season after playing in 80 during his first season in Dallas. Simply put, the Stars aren’t using Lyubushkin enough to make his $3.25 million contract worth it.

Myers, whom Dallas brought in from Vancouver in exchange for two draft picks, struggled in the postseason, making costly mistakes that ultimately led him to being healthy scratched late in the series against Minnesota. Nill traded the two picks to Vancouver in exchange for salary retention. The Canucks are retaining half of Myers’ $3 million deal, which runs through next season, meaning his contract only takes up $1.5 million in cap room for the Stars.

The Stars are going to be a team to watch, especially if they can't come to terms with Robertson, than some major moves will be on tap in the Big D.

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