He was able to record 16 goals and 48 points in 55 games in the 2008–09 NHL season before he broke his right wrist after being checked from Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jakub Voráček on February 16, 2009. On March 21, he returned to the lineup but he broke his other hand in the third period of a loss against San Jose. He did not return and the Stars missed the playoffs.