Langenbrunner going back to Stars in trade from NJ

“We’re halfway through the season and I think all of us are really happy where we’re at,” Nieuwendyk said. “There is a good feeling in the locker room, a belief in the locker room. I think this move will strengthen that belief.

“We’re doing everything possible to win hockey games.”

Langenbrunner said it would be on his “wish list” to stay in Dallas longer than this season, but that he was “more focused on just right now.”

Chosen by Dallas in the second round of the 1993 draft, Langenbrunner has 232 goals and 388 assists in 996 career NHL games since 1995. He set a career high with 42 assists last season.

Langenbrunner has been to the playoffs in 13 consecutive NHL seasons, five with the Stars and eight with the Devils. His four playoff overtime goals are tied with Chris Drury for the most among active players.

Last winter, Langenbrunner served as captain for Team USA in the Vancouver Olympics. It was his second time in the Olympics.

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