The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Jamie
Oleksiak back to the Dallas Stars for a 2019 fourth-round draft pick
on Monday afternoon.
The 6-foot-7, 255-pounder was selected 14th overall in
the 2011 draft. In 36 games played with the Penguins this season, he has four
goals and seven assists and is a plus-5. For his NHL career, the
26-year-old has 15 goals, 32 assists and is a minus-5 in 223 games.
The Penguins will now own three fourth-round
selections in this year’s draft.
The trade frees up a logjam in the back end,
with Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin, Olli Maatta, Juuso Riikola, Jack Johnson and
Marcus Pettersson now manning the top six spots. Chad Ruhwedel is the top
backup and Justin Schultz is about to come back from an injury.
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