The Vancouver Canucks traded a 2021 third-round pick to the Dallas Stars for forward Jason Dickinson, the team announced Saturday.
Dickinson is a defensive-minded center who can help strengthen Vancouver's middle-six forwards. With Dickinson on the ice at five-on-five this season, the Stars controlled 56% of the shot attempts and 57% of the expected goals, according to Natural Stat Trick.
He led all Stars forwards with 49 blocked shots in 2020-21.
Jason Dickinson, traded to VAN, is an all-defence middle six forward who had some of the best scoring chance suppression numbers in the league this year. #Canucks pic.twitter.com/CBPISwtuAt
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 17, 2021
Dickinson is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights following a two-year deal with a $1.5-million annual cap hit.
The 26-year-old has 63 points in 221 games. Dallas drafted him 29th overall in 2013.
The deal came just prior to the expansion draft protection list deadline.
