Five summers ago, the Dallas Stars did something they hadn’t done for a while: they took a monumental swing on the trade market.
In just his third month as general manager of the Stars, Jim Nill made his first major splash. The Stars and Boston Bruins completed a seven-player blockbuster trade on the Fourth of July that drastically altered the landscape of both teams. With Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith, Matt Fraser, and Joe Morrow heading to Boston, the Bruins sent Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley, and Ryan Button to the Stars in exchange.