The Dallas Stars are living the same story as every other NHL team right now – collecting data, evaluating players, making the roster decisions that will set the tone for the 2019-20 season.
But it’s the human angle that makes each story different, and the players’ stories are spilling into the main narrative on a nightly basis. Stars senior staff writer takes a look at the players who are making a case for themselves, including Texas Stars stalwart Justin Dowling – who gave the Stars the OT win in Minnesota on Tuesday:
Here’s Montgomery last season on what he likes about Dowling: “He has elite hockey sense.