Dallas Stars Acquire Sixth-Round Selection in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers In Exchange For Defenseman Emil Djuse

Feb 24, 2020

FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that the club has acquired Buffalo's sixth-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Emil Djuse.

 

Djuse, 26, has recorded 29 points (4-25=29) in 48 games with the Texas Stars. Djuse is tied for 10th among AHL defensemen and leads all Texas skaters with 25 assists, while he ranks third on the Stars and leads team blueliners with 29 points in 2019-20.

 

The 5-foot-11, 190-pound native of Skelleftea, Sweden was originally undrafted and signed by Dallas as a free agent on April 29, 2019.

 

The Stars return for a three-game week against Rockford and Grand Rapids beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at 7 p.m. at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

 

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