Blackhawks send 3-time champ Sharp to Stars in 4-player deal

“Patrick’s track record speaks for itself having won three Stanley Cups, a Calder Cup and an Olympic gold medal”, Dallas general manager Jim Nill said in a statement on the team’s website.

The Blackhawks traded forward Patrick Sharp and defenseman Stephen Jones to the Stars for defenseman Trevor Dailey and forward Ryan Garbutt on Friday, according to an ESPN.com report.

Daley has a $3.3 million cap hit, so the Blackhawks save $1.7 million in cap space, while the Stars add $2.6 million.

“It cuts both ways”, Bowman said.

While it remains to be seen if the Blackhawks will make more maneuvers in an effort to clear cap space, Kuc noted that “winger Bryan Bickell remains a possibility to be traded”. “From that perspective, it was sort of a dual-purpose move.”. He was acquired by the Blackhawks via a trade with the Flyers on December 5, 2005.

“We thought it was important to acquire some ready-made National Hockey League players”, Bowman said. “There have been countless phone calls over the past three weeks trying to find the right deal, and this one finally made sense.”. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native appeared in 679 regular-season games over the past 10 seasons with Chicago, totaling 511 points (239 G, 272 A). He’s certainly deserving. But whether or not that happens, Sharp is a guy that will be back and will be remembered and appreciated, not only for his sensational looks, but what he has brought to this team in his decade in Chicago. “We consider ourselves very lucky to go into an organization like the Stars have”. Daley struggled with advanced possession metrics, but only four players – Erik Karlsson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Dustin Byfuglien and Brent Burns – netted more goals from the blueline (16) than him last season. You have to do what’s best for your team and not be as fixated on what they’re doing. “He”™s a versatile player.

(To say nothing of the fact that he’ll significantly push Tyler Seguin to up his game … at the next Dallas players’ male modeling charity night.).

Johns, 23, was expected to bid for a roster spot next season.

Johns, a second round pick in the 2010 draft, scored 21 points in 51 games for Chicago’s AHL affiliate in Rockford.

“””It”™s always tough to give up young defensemen, but sometimes it”™s required in order to make a deal,” Bowman said.

He was selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2001 National Hockey League Draft (95th overall).

As for Johns, he will likely see plenty of ice time in Dallas, which is trying to upgrade its blue line. “Dallas is giving us two of theirs to play against their team”.

He was a popular teammate, and Patrick Kane tweeted Friday: “Gonna miss my big brother and one of my best friends.”.

Now that the Blackhawks have moved Sharp, could it mean a free agent like Johnny Oduya, who has not yet signed a contract anywhere else, is going to be brought back into the fold?

Given what Bowman has done this offseason and their dynasty of recent success, I’m betting on the Chicago Blackhawks continued improvement. “It”™s still sort of a fluid situation, and there are a lot of factors at play.