With the opening of Free Agency just one week away, the Dallas Stars got their offseason movement underway a little early.
On Monday afternoon, the Stars made a somewhat unexpected move on the trade market by sending forward Tyler Pitlick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Ryan Hartman. The deal essentially swaps two bottom-six forwards with little risk involved for either side.
But it could end up being a promising return for the Stars.
Dallas initially signed Pitlick as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2017.