TSN reports the Los Angeles Kings have trade team captain Mattias Norstrom to the Dallas Stars.

I'm still awaiting full details of the return on this. My apologies for not updating this earlier but the Ryan Smyth trade hit just after this broke.

This is a significant move by the Stars to add more defensive depth and leadership to their blueline corps. Norstrom is respected as one of the league's better defensive blueliners who plays a clean physical game.

Players like Nostrom are coveted by playoff bound clubs so give full marks to Stars GM Doug Armstrong for pulling this off.

As for the Kings, the rebuilding continues under GM Dean Lombardi, who clears over $4 million in cap space for next season by moving Norstrom.

**UPDATE** The Dallas Morning News reports the following: " Johan Fransson, Jaroslav Modry and
a first, second and third to LA for a Norstrom, a key propect and a third and fourth."