Quotable: Joe Nieuwendyk on the Mark Fistric trade

The Dallas Stars traded defenseman Mark Fistric to the Edmonton Oilers for a third round draft pick in 2013. Here’s a quote from Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk on the decision to move Fistric.

“As you know, these are never easy decisions, but I feel comfortable where are kids are at and it’s not just the two (Jordie Benn and Brenden Dillon) we have here in camp. I think there’s (Jamie) Oleksiak and (Patrik) Nemeth, too. That factors into it. These two (Benn and Dillon)  in particular have been playing 22-24 minutes a night, are in game shape and ready to go. You always try to analyze when the best time is to transition your kids in, and I think this is a real good time because the league has been shut down and these kids have been playing. That factored into it. And the fact that we have Aaron Rome now, who plays a similar brash style.”