from John Dietz of the Chicago Daily-Herald,

Bowman said that trading away such a big salary such as Sharp's can often net just draft picks, but he did everything possible to make sure the Hawks got NHL-ready players in return.

"There's been countless phone calls over the last three weeks trying to find the right deal, and this one finally made sense," Bowman said.

Daley, who is 31 years old and set career highs in goals (16), assists (22) and points (38) in 68 games last season, is set to make $3.3 million in 2015-16. He's been a regular for the Stars for the past 10 seasons.

"Certainly in today's game, having somebody on the back end who can score at that rate is a nice weapon to have," Bowman said. "We've always marveled at Trevor's ability to skate. He's a very active player, he's involved in the play. I think he's going to be a great fit for the style of hockey that we play here."

Daley's arrival very well may signal the end of Johnny Oduya's tenure with the Hawks. The Hawks could now start the season with Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Daley, Trevor van Riemsdyk and David Rundblad as their blue-liners.

Asked if he thought the Hawks could still retain Oduya -- an unrestricted free agent -- Bowman said it's still "a fluid situation. We're getting closer to a point where we can say this is officially our team, but we're not there yet."

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