Typically when a skater still on their ELC is considered to be your best player, it’s because you’re not a very good team. Rarely can you make that claim when you’re a reigning Conference Champion, but that’s how it is with the Dallas Stars and Miro Heiskanen.
Already a bona fide No. 1 defenseman, Heiskanen has exceeded every expectation the Stars have had for him. And what’s even crazier is that there’s always room for improvement:
“Miro’s just going to keep getting better with experience,” coach Rick Bowness said. “We’ve talked about that before.