The San Jose Sharks have dealt defenseman Jason Demers and a third-round draft pick in 2016 to the Dallas Stars in exchange for blue-liner Brenden Dillon, both teams announced Friday.
ESPN's Pierre LeBrun was first to report the trade.
Demers is making $3.15 million this season and is set to earn another $3.65 million in 2015-16, though the Sharks have committed to retaining a sizable chunk of his salary and cap-hit:
Told the #SJSharks retained 35% of Demers's salary in that Dillon trade with #stars.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November 21, 2014
The 26-year-old right-handed shooting blue-liner had three assists in 20 games for the Sharks, and played on their second power-play unit.
Dillon has one assist in 20 games for the Stars this season. He's on a $1.25-million one-year contract and will be a restricted free agent this summer.
Demers met the media in San Jose for one last time before packing his bags.
"I'm gonna miss this place. Miss the rink. Miss playing here. Miss the boys." - @jasondemers5 pic.twitter.com/ow4ef658x8
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) November 21, 2014