A look at either blue line during Friday night's 1-0 Stars overtime win over the Bruins and there were bound to be unknowns on defense, such as the recent residents of AHL arenas in Cedar Park or Providence.
Jakub Zboril? Gavin Bayreuther? Connor Clifton? Joel Hanley? Jeremy Lauzon?
Both the Bruins and Stars entered Friday night bruised on defense, shaken by a rash of injuries that ravaged their depth and forced both Boston and Dallas to reach deep into their organization. Big names like John Klingberg and Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy were among the 10 total defensemen missing on Friday night -- six Bruins and four Stars.