Kammala wannan jumla: A lokacin kakar wasa, Blue Jackets sun yi musayar zagaye na biyu na zagaye (32nd gaba ɗaya) da Ron Tugnutt zuwa Dallas Stars don musayar zagaye na farko na Dallas (20th gaba ɗaya) a cikin
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