If you're going to get a rash of injuries, I suppose you might as well get them early in the season and not at the end, when you need your players most. But yeesh, it's as if a dark cloud has hovered over the Dallas Stars before the puck even dropped for the 2016-17 season.
To wit:
Captain and superstar forward Jamie Benn had offseason surgery to repair an injured core muscle. He played his first preseason game Tuesday night and is hoping to be up to speed in time for the regular season.