Unveiled: The Shocking NHL Centers Rankings That Could Reshape the Playoff Race
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Behind them are Charlie Coyle and Jack Drury. Coyle is fine as a 3C in a vacuum, but his contract ($5.25 million AAV for one more season) isn’t ideal. Drury gives them some decent defensive depth for the fourth line.
5. Dallas Stars
Current quality: 88th percentile
Looking for: None
On Thursday morning, it was fair to wonder what Dallas’ lineup would look like at the end of the offseason. Roope Hintz is a solid first-liner and Wyatt Johnston, as a 2C, is a luxury item. You can’t reasonably ask for much more from your top two guys. Matt Duchene’s pending UFA status, though, was a wrench in the works. If he were to walk, Dallas would need to replace him — and that’d be no easy task. Duchene led the Stars in overall points (82) and was second at five-on-five (47).
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