It’s been a busy opening week for NHL free agency, and the Dallas Stars have done their part to create some excitement. Now that the dust is settling – or is it? – it’s time to start making sense of it.
Mike Heika doesn’t take summer vacations as we know them, and this week’s #HeyHeika is bubbling over with fan questions. The Stars’ senior staff writer dove right in with this burning query: “Why did the Stars pay Joe Pavelski $7 million per season for ages 35-38 of his career instead of Mats Zuccarello $6 million per year for his ages 31-36 seasons?