The Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers have made a minor league trade today, swapping Reece Scarlett and Ludwig Bystrom. Scarlett will head to Dallas after less than a year in the Florida organization as he was traded from New Jersey at last year’s deadline.
Scarlett, 23, was selected in the sixth round by the Devils in 2011 but hasn’t been able to take a step past solid AHL blueliner. That’s not to say he doesn’t have value in that role though, as he continually puts up solid point totals and can play in various situations.
Bystrom on the other hand was a second-round pick of the Stars in 2012. Selected 43rd-overall, he’d been holding his own in the Swedish Elite League and looked like he could make the jump to North American pro quickly. After a couple more successful seasons in the SHL he did come to the AHL in 2015, but hasn’t turned into the puck-rushing player they’d hoped for. He’d fallen down the depth chart considerably in Dallas, and will look for a fresh start with the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Reece Scarlett, that’s just not a hockey name.