The Stars need Jamie Benn.
Benn is the Stars captain, their highest paid player and one of their best offensive threats. He's the bruiser, the agitator, the franchise cornerstone and a source of frustration all wrapped into one 6-foot-2, 205-pound package. He's the player who absorbs the brunt of criticism when the losses pile and the playoffs pass by without Dallas. He's a proven goal-scorer under contract for six more seasons after this one.
For much of this season -- one that included a few trying goal-scoring droughts and public criticism from Stars CEO Jim Lites -- Benn hasn't been the All-Star he was once.