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Dallas Stars Will Make A Deal With Washington Capitals This Offseason

By Josh Clark

Jan 21, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars center Devin Shore (17) and Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) fight for the puck during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Capitals defeat the Stars 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars center Devin Shore (17) and Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) fight for the puck during the third period at the American Airlines Center. The Capitals defeat the Stars 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 6, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Capitals defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (22) skates with the puck past Dallas Stars left wing Curtis McKenzie (11) in the second period at Verizon Center. The Stars won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Kevin Shattenkirk

Shattenkirk was the biggest target around the NHL at the 2017 trade deadline. St. Louis was looking to unload him from their salary cap and Washington took advantage. Now he’s on the Capitals blue line and has been one of their most influential defenders.

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    • The thing about Shattenkirk is that he a rare breed: a two-way defender that excels both on offense and defense. At the age of 28, he’s spent seven seasons at the NHL level with three different teams. The majority of his career was spent with the St. Louis Blues, meaning that the Stars have seen a lot of him over the past few seasons.

    Dallas could also use a top-two defender for their blue line. Last season, the Stars’ defense suffered due to their blue line being primarily young and inexperienced. Now that there is more experience to go around, a player like Shattenkirk could really bolster the unit.

    He would definitely be one of the more expensive options, considering he is still in his prime and could turn around and defensive unit. His current cap hit sits at $2,592,200 and he is likely in for a big pay day this offseason regardless of where he goes.

    But the Stars could potentially have somewhere around $17.3 million in cap space after making free agent decisions, so they could definitely take on a large contract. Not to mention that he could hypothetically complete the Stars’ defense.

    If the Stars can trade for his rights (considering he is a pending UFA after this season), they could get a deal squared away before the free agency signing period begins. That would be huge a huge acquisition for a young but competent Dallas Stars’ defense.

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