Kings Trade Ben Bishop To Dallas Stars

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Updated: May 10, 2017

According to Frank Servalli of TSN Sports, the Los Angeles Kings have traded goaltender Ben Bishop to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2017 fourth round draft pick.

Woah. Landed to find the #Stars have acquired rights to G Ben Bishop from LA for a 4th round pick. They tried to get him last summer.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 9, 2017

Jon Rosen of lakingsinsider.com also reported the news.

Kings had spoken with Dallas last week about Bishop, but the deal fell into place today.

— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) May 9, 2017

John Shannon of Sportsnet shared his thoughts on the move.

In discussions with Kings, Bishop made it clear he preferred certain teams. Told them he wanted to be in Dallas.

— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) May 9, 2017

Bishop is a former third round pick of the St.Louis Blues in the 2005 NHL Draft. He has spent time with the Blues, Owatta Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Kings throughout his career.

Bishop is a top flight goaltender and will be able to help the Stars immediately. As more information surfaces on the Kings and their offseason news we will keep you up to date.

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