The Dallas Stars, their fans, and fantasy-league GMs everywhere got the grim news yesterday that John Klingberg will be out at least four weeks after undergoing hand surgery. But as tough as Klinger’s loss will be, there are reasons to believe the Victory Green gang can survive, and perhaps even thrive, until their No. 1 defender returns.
Rick Bowness projects so much hard-earned confidence in the Stars’ blueline that you feel you must believe him. Even as the team struggled to find its balance early in the season, the assistant coach says “one of the good things about all of this unrest is that the defensemen are ready to fill any role,” writes Mike Heika:
Rookie Miro Heiskanen is left-handed, but doesn’t mind playing the right side.