With the Dallas Stars defense and goaltenders for the upcoming season, there are fundamental questions that need to be answered headed into the 2021-2022 season. Who are the two NHL netminders and who partners with Miro Heiskanen being the largest outstanding issues.
The forward group, on the other hand, is primarily set. Sure, the team may bring in a mid-level free agent, and there is still an unknown regarding what happens with Jason Dickinson, Radek Faksa and anyone else that the Seattle Kraken may take in the upcoming expansion draft. In the end, however, the core group is set and the job is primarily mixing and matching the pieces in a way that produces more goals than are given up.