Stars acquire Methot, waive goalie Niemi

The Dallas Stars have acquired defenceman Marc Methot in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights. Dallas sent goaltending prospect Dylan Ferguson and a 2020 second-round pick to Vegas. The teams announced the deal Monday, less than a week since Vegas took Methot in the expansion draft from the Ottawa Senators. Methot, 32, has two years left on his contract at a salary-cap hit of US$4.9 million. Meanwhile, the Stars placed goalie Antti Niemi on waivers with the intention to buy out the final year of his contract. Niemi is due to make US$4.5 million next season, and would be bought out at US$3 million spread across two years. The 33-year-old, who won a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, is coming off a disappointing season in which he went 12-12-4 and had a 3.30 goals-against average. He became the odd man out in Dallas behind Kari Lehtonen and Ben Bishop.