Stars trade Eaves to Ducks for conditional 2nd-round pick
The Dallas Stars have traded forward Patrick Eaves to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2017, the Stars announced.
As per the Stars the condition of the trade is as follows:
Based on draft position, Dallas will receive the middle pick of Ottawa, San Jose, or Toronto's second-round selections in 2017 per the conditions in which Anaheim acquired the pick from Toronto in a previous trade. Should Anaheim advance to the third round of the postseason and Eaves plays in 50 percent or more of their games in the first two rounds, the selection becomes the Ducks first-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Eaves immediately gives the Ducks the offensive boost they've been craving. The Ducks have boasted the 20th-ranked offense this season, scoring at a clip of just 2.56 goals per game.
.@Patrick_Eaves, on when he got the news: "I was mid pre-game nap (when I got the news). I was excited. I want to get out there ASAP."
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) February 24, 2017
Meanwhile, Eaves joins the Ducks having already set a career high with 21 goals through 59 games this season. In fact, his 21 tallies are more than every Ducks players sans forward Rickard Rackell, who's posted 24.
The 32-year-old will serve as a rental with his $1-million contract expiring at season's end. Meanwhile, though his cap hit is minimal, it's worth noting that the Stars did not retain any salary in the deal, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.