Ben Bishop was traded to the Buffalo Sabres by the Dallas Stars on Friday for future considerations.
Buffalo also received a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Bishop announced Dec. 14 that his playing career was over after he tried to rehabilitate a knee injury.The 35-year-old goalie hadn't played in the NHL since the 2019-20 season and has one season remaining on a six-year, $29.5 million contract ($4.92 million average annual value) he signed with the Stars on May 12, 2017.
Bishop played three games for the Stars in their run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and then missed the 2020-21 season after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee Oct. 21, 2020. He was placed on long-term injured reserve recovering from the surgery, and Stars general manager Jim Nill said in December that Bishop would remain on LITR through the remainder of his contract.