The biggest trade of the 2013 offseason occurred when the Dallas Stars shipped off top winger Loui Eriksson to the Boston Bruins in exchange for centers Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley.

When the trade was made, there was no clear winner and the deal was perceived as equally beneficial to both sides.

Now, however, the deal is not working out the way anyone had thought it would.

Eriksson came to Boston as one of the most underrated players in the NHL and someone who was expected to blossom playing on one of the deepest lineups in hockey.

Seguin was known as a rowdy youngster whose high potential had a better chance to be reached on a thinner Dallas Stars team. Peverley was a gritty bottom-six forward who could play well in the clutch and also kill off penalties well.

So far this season, Seguin is one of the top scorers in the NHL with eighteen goals and seventeen assists while Peverley has outscored Eriksson by one assist.

Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn will likely be the two faces of the Stars for many years to come, and Peverley is proving that his production in Boston did not come as a by-product of the Bruins’ talented roster.

To be fair, Eriksson has played only 24 games this season after being injured on a dirty hit by Pittsburgh Penguin Brooks Orpik: nine games less than Seguin and ten less than Peverley.

With Seguin’s superstar status growing, the Stars appear to be the winners of this trade.  Eriksson may be a very good player, but Dallas could afford to give him up in return for a productive player in Peverley and a budding star like Seguin.

However, the player that has made arguably the biggest impact as a result of this trade is one whose name was looked over time and time again when the deal was being reported.

Reilly Smith has been an X-factor for the first place Bruins. He came over as what was thought to be an extra part, a prospect who could become a productive NHL player. So far, to say he has exceeded expectations is a major understatement.

Reilly, brother of Detroit Red Wing defenseman Brendan Smith, is second on the Bruins in scoring. He has twelve goals, sixteen assists and has been getting plenty of time on the powerplay.

It's tough to see who got the better of this trade. Seguin will likely continue to become a NHL superstar, but can Smith keep up his torrid pace?

Regardless of who "won" the trade, the Bruins are happier than the Stars in terms of where they are in the standings. Boston sits at the top of the Atlantic Division while Dallas will be involved in a very tight and competitive race for the playoffs in the Western Conference for the rest of the season.