Stars Ship Krys Barch to Florida

[RCSheppy]

Frisco, TX – The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has traded right wing Krys Barch and Dallas' sixth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for left wing Jake Hauswirth and Florida's fifth-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Hauswirth, 23, has collected 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 16 games this season for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The 6-5, 218-pound left wing from Houghton, MI has recorded points in four straight games for the Killer Bees (1 goal, 4 assists). During the 2010-11 campaign, Hauswirth began the season with South Carolina Sting Rays of the ECHL, skating in 37 games and collecting 14 points (10 goals, 4 assists). On Feb. 28, 2011, Hauswirth was traded to Florida from Washington in exchange for defenseman Dennis Wideman and finished the year with the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL). In 12 games with Cincinnati, he collected 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists).

Barch, 31, has skated in 10 games this season with Dallas with 23 penalty minutes (PIM). The 6-1, 237-pound right wing from Hamilton, ON has played all of his 263 career NHL games in a Dallas Stars uniform, collecting 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) and 578 PIM. During the 2010-11 season, Barch ranked third on the club in penalty minutes (80 PIM) and skated in 44 games.

[ChiefJunior]

Time for Godard?

BTW--I was hoping you had written to MTL.

[T800m101]

Stars better play Godard now.

[NJDevils17]

Oh snap! Now I really hope the Florida Panthers win the Southeast this year!

Plus, I think Dineen will actually use him too!

[Flyers2001]

Good move. Panthers are playing well and could use that added toughness.

[smashem]

Hope he does not miss his flight to beantown for Thursday's game against the B's, and a rematch with Thort's.

[RCSheppy]

Plus: He will likely be in the line up tomorrow vs Boston
Minus: He won't be in the Boston/Dallas game

[GO HABS]

i swear to god i was at my friends place yesterday and he showed me his be a gm mode on nhl 12 and in the transaction list at the bottom of the page was krys barch being traded to the panthers, and i was thinking what a nice fit that would be in real life. twilight zone much??

[bustoff]

Kind of hate to see him leave the Stars but if Godard is recalled, that would be nice.

[lakingsfan19]

This makes the game against the Kings in Feb even better.

[DARCY T]

noooooooooooooooooo!!!

who is jake hauswirth?what kind of player is he?

[Wadubbin]

Good move by the Panthers.Hopefully Godard gets the call,but I doubt it very much..Not the way this league is run anymore

[acdcrocksno1]

Jake Hauswirth 6-5 218 sounded like a decent size should be a good fighter.

Career fights: 2.

[Leafs_Fan18]

The Panthers needed someone who can serve as an enforcer--at least on a part-time basis. Teams had been starting to run some of Florida's top players, so GM Dean Tallon decided to quickly resolve the situation. Barch is a true gamer but not a heavyweight.

The Stars weren't playing Barch much so far this season, as new coach Glen Gulutzan is more into the 'team toughness' approach. Barch was one of former coach Marc Crawford's favorite players, so it's not surprising he was fazed out this season. The Stars get a mild draft pick upgrade here.

[Isles4life]

The Panthers have been off to a surprisingly strong start to the season, but they definitely could use some more grit in their lineup. I like the acquisition of Barch for Florida.

I also really hope this opens a door for Eric Godard in Dallas, but with the scarcity of other top-tier fighters league-wide, I'm not counting on that happening unfortunately.