Ahead of Stars training camp opening next month in Boise, SportsDay is looking at 10 questions the team faces as they try to make the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16. This season will be the first under new coach Jim Montgomery, who inherits a team that racked up 92 points.
Here is the first question of the series.
How much of an improvement is backup Anton Khudobin over Kari Lehtonen?
Across nine seasons in Dallas, Lehtonen became a familiar (and sometimes frustrating) face for Stars fans, most recently in March when he couldn't steady the Stars after starter Ben Bishop suffered a knee injury.