Jason Spezza has been traded from the Ottawa Senators to the Dallas Stars.
The Senators traded their captain to the Stars on Tuesday for forward Alex Chiasson, forward prospects
Alex Guptill and Nicholas Paul and a second-round pick in next year’s draft. Dallas also receives
forward prospect Ludwig Karlsson.
Spezza, who is set to be an unrestricted free agent next summer, had asked for a trade and general
manager Bryan Murray said he would try to accommodate him.
The 31-year-old center had control of his destination with a limited no-trade clause. Spezza designated
10 teams he would not accept a trade to, which included the Nashville Predators, who had a deal done at
this past weekend’s draft.
Spezza refused to waive the no-trade clause, leaving Murray to look for other options. Dallas emerged as
that option, with the trade being agreed to Tuesday morning before the start of unrestricted free
agency.