Stars land Bunting from Predators in 2nd deal ahead of deadline
The Dallas Stars acquired ahead Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators for a 2026 third-round choose Thursday.
Bunting, 30, is the second participant the Stars acquired ahead of Friday’s 3 pm ET commerce deadline, becoming a member of defenseman Tyler Myerswho was acquired Wednesday from the Vancouver Canucks.
With 13 objectives and 31 factors in 61 video games, Bunting is in the ultimate season of a three-year deal price $4.5 million yearly. He will present Dallas with one other two-way ahead who can play top-nine minutes with the concept that he may very well be used on the second-team power-play unit.
Bunting joins a Stars crew that has three forwards on injured reserve — Radek Faksa, Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen — whereas Tyler Seguinwho hasn’t performed since December, will miss the remaining of the season with a knee harm.
Still, the Stars (38-14-9) entered Thursday as the most popular crew in the NHL, successful 10 straight video games heading into Friday’s residence matchup towards the Colorado Avalanche.
The Stars are second in the Central Division and path the Avs by six factors.
It’s a distinction from the Predators (27-26-8), who’re 5 factors behind the Seattle Kraken for the second and remaining Western Conference wild-card spot.
Nashville has misplaced three straight video games and 5 of its previous six. This week you could have seen the membership commerce defenseman Nick Blankenburgahead Michael McCarronahead Cole Smith and now Bunting in change for draft capital.
