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when did Joe Nieuwendyk join the dallas stars?
1995-96 season.
How many goals did he score for them?
Nieuwendyk scored 14 goals and 32 points in 52 games with the Stars.
How long did he play for them?
on March 19, 2002, he was traded to the Devils.
did the stars go to the playoffs when he was playing for them?
Stars reached the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals.
They lost the series in six games to the New Jersey Devils, however.
how did he play during the playoffs?
CANNOTANSWER.
How much did he make playing for the stars?
11.3 million over five years.

Question: How long did he play for the stars?
Self-contained rewrite: How long did Joe Nieuwendyk play for the Dallas Stars?