As chaos ensues around the future of one franchise that calls American Airlines Center home, the other showed signs of hope. With protesters lining the PNC Plaza steps into Sunday evening to speak out against the Mavericks’ big trade Saturday,

The Dallas Stars acquired center Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the latest in a flurry of trades around the NHL.Dallas sent a 2025 first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick to San Jose for Granlund and Ceci just over a week before the league takes a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci were traded to the Dallas Stars by the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. In return for the forward and defenseman, the Sharks acquired a first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.