The off-season is a crucial time for teams, especially in the NHL. It’s when they recuperate from a tough season and begin preparation for opening night in October.
The Dallas Stars fall under this category and will have a few months fraught with big question marks, all of which will have profound implications on the season to come.
The impact of surgeries?
One of the greatest question marks this summer is Jamie Benn, Ales Hemsky, and Trevor Daley‘s respective hip surgeries which all happened earlier this week. Although Benn was casual in his closing remarks in regards to the procedure, it is still a major surgery and could affect his performance next season.