San Francisco Chronicle - The Dallas Stars signed noted pest Sean Avery to a four-year, $15.5 million deal Wednesday. The 28-year-old forward is a former NHL-leader in penalty minutes, but his style is effective. In 86 games with the New York Rangers over the last two seasons, the club was 50-20-16 with him in the lineup and 9-13-3 without him.
Edit - he also got a no trade clause.