Pesky forward Sean Avery is taking his act to the Lone Star State.

The Dallas Stars signed Avery to a four-year, $16 million contract, worth $4 million per season against the Stars cap.

Stars co-GM Brett Hull was apparently instrumental in bringing Avery to Dallas, as the two used to be roommates when they played for the Detroit Red Wings earlier in the decade.

Avery is a very good physical forward with a decent scoring touch whose abrasive style should be a good fit with the Stars in the short term, but his act tends to wear thin after a couple of seasons so it'll be interesting to see how things work out for him in Dallas.