DALLAS – The Dallas Stars began their offseason activity after losing in the Stanley Cup Final by bringing back a reliable defender.
Dallas re-signed veteran defenseman Andrej Sekera to a $3 million, two-year contract Sunday that carries an annual salary cap hit of $1.5 million.
The 34-year-old Slovak blocked 38 shots and had one assist in the postseason while playing third-pairing minutes for the Western Conference-champion Stars.
Sekera had eight points and blocked 75 shots in 57 regular-season games during his first year with Dallas.
The 6-foot, 195-pound defender has appeared in 764 regular-season NHL games over parts of 14 seasons with Buffalo, Carolina, Los Angeles, Edmonton and Dallas.