NHL Season Secrets: Uncover the Surprising Strengths, Hidden Weaknesses, and Game-Changing X Factors for Every Team
Bold prediction: Bobrovsky gets a “Marchand deal” to take him beyond this season.
Last season: 50-26-6 (106 points), lost in conference finals
Stanley Cup odds: +900
Projected points: 94.0
Biggest strength: Having one of the most complete teams in the NHL. The Stars have two 100-point wingers — Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson — who can play together on the top line, or be split between the top two lines. Their centers are led by one of the league’s premier two-way anchors in Roope Hintz, while having a trio of top-six options who can play down the middle or on the wing. They have three defensemen who can play on a top pairing — Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell and Thomas Harley — while having another young defenseman in Lian Bichsel who could use this season to prove he’s in that same conversation.
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