Overview

• Dallas secured Matt Duchene on a four-year, $18 million contract that carries a $4.5 million annual cap hit and a no-movement clause through 2026-27.
• On June 20 the Stars traded forward Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken for two draft picks, freeing $4.5 million against the cap.
• Restricted free agents Mavrik Bourque and Nils Lundkvist signed one-year deals to reinforce Dallas’s depth on June 20.
• The cap relief primes the Stars to negotiate with pending unrestricted free agents Jamie Benn, Evgenii Dadonov and Mikael Granlund.
• With significant contracts due for Jason Robertson and Thomas Harley in 2026, GM Jim Nill faces crucial long-term cap planning decisions this summer.