 Bégin was increasingly left out of the Canadiens ' playing lineup in 2008 – 09 , and after being sat out of the lineup for five consecutive games , expressed a desire to be traded if the team had no use for his services . The Canadiens obliged , completing a deal on February 26 , 2009 , that sent him to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Doug <unk> . Stars ' general manager Les Jackson promoted Bégin 's qualities as a checking @-@ line forward : " Steve is a gritty , honest player with a very strong work ethic . He 's good on the penalty kill and he is a competitor in every sense of the word . " Bégin had 12 points in 62 games combined between Montreal and Dallas . 
