The Dallas Stars organization, namely GM Jim Nill, has some big moves to make on the blueline this offseason – and with so many moving parts in Dallas, Cedar Park and parts (as yet) unknown, it's hard to keep the pieces ordered even with a scorecard. Fortunately, Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News has written it all down.
First there are some intricate and overlapping decisions to be made regarding the Stars' four pending UFAs and the organization's rising blueliners in the AHL:
At the heart of the discussion revolving around Alex Goligoski, Kris Russell, Jason Demers and Jordie Benn is the fact the team carried nine defensemen in the playoffs and has to make room for rookie Esa Lindell, who will be a lock to play in the NHL next year.