It was a busy Friday afternoon for Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill, who made his fourth player transaction in the last two days. Less than half an hour after the team announced an extension for defenseman Nils Lundkvist,

Nils Lundkvist and Mavrik Bourque each signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday. Lundkvist, a 24-year-old defenseman, will be paid $1.25 million and Bourque, a 23-year-old forward, will have a salary of $950,000. Each could have become a restricted free agent on July 1.

The Dallas Stars re-signed defenseman Nils Lundkvist to a one-year, $1.25 million contract on Friday. Lundkvist, 24, recorded five assists and a plus-4 rating in 39 games this past season. "Nils brings a unique combination of offensive ability and defensive reliability to our lineup,